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US AGRICULTURAL LOBBY POWER. "The power of the industrial agriculture lobby had blunted nearly all attempts at change, "having more money than Big Tobacco did in efforts to regulate cigarettes and the personality of the National Rifle Association." http://lnkd.in/dfSw5Uh View in LinkedIn

REVOLVING DOORS BETWEEN POWER AND LOBBYING. Food lobbyists look set to join EFSA’s board. http://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/revolving-doors View in LinkedIn

EU-US TRADE. "Eight months into talks to create a transatlantic pact encompassing almost half the world’s economy, divisions remain over opening up to each others goods, rules governing the names of foods and genetically modified food ...“There is an enormous gulf between the EU and US positions,” http://lnkd.in/beWBzgT View in LinkedIn

CONTROL OF THE FOOD CHAIN. "Public policy and economic forces have a tremendous impact on what kind of food is produced, how it’s produced, and who has access to it. From the farm bill to crop subsidies, the pages below explain how policy and economics shape our food system." http://lnkd.in/drSv4DN View in LinkedIn

FOLLOW THE MONEY. “Let me be very clear again: we do not even discuss hormone beef in TTIP and we will NOT at any point in our discussions. Why? Because hormone beef is prohibited in Europe, and we do not intend to change this. And our American partners know this very well.” http://lnkd.in/beWBzgT View in LinkedIn

FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY LOBBYIST SPENDING 2013. "The agribusiness sector is composed of a diverse group of interests -- crop producers, livestock and meat producers, poultry and egg companies, dairy farmers, timber producers, tobacco companies and food manufacturers and stores ... contributed $65 million (2008)." http://lnkd.in/deNRhH4http://lnkd.in/dDkUHFg View in LinkedIn

US INFLUENCE ON EUROPEAN FOOD POLICIES. "The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would be the largest free trade partnership ever created. The EU-US trade relationship amounted to €455 billion in 2011 ... The combined GDP of the EU and US is $31.06 trillion." http://lnkd.in/beWBzgT View in LinkedIn

FDA ON GM ANIMALS VS CLONED ANIMALS. "So, while cloning is a method of reproduction, genetic engineering is a method by which the genetics of an animal can be altered." Important distinction. http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/GeneticEngineering/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals/ucm113605.htm View in LinkedIn

TRANSPARENCY ON FOOD PROVENANCE. “It is clear that the Grocery Manufacturers Association will do anything in their power to keep the public from knowing what is in the food they are buying ... We and our allies in the food movement will work to make sure that the public’s right to know is protected and that this bill if introduced, is dead on arrival.” http://lnkd.in/b-RCtJm View in LinkedIn

CLONING, GM, AND TRANSPARENCY. Once again, powerful food lobbies have bungled hot issues, and succeeded in getting food into the US and UK markets that lack labels, angering consumers who legitimately wish to decide for themselves. In this current debate, this deeply flawed strategy has confused consumers between clones and GM, and doubled the outrage. And it is less about safety than personal choices. View in LinkedIn