The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled "genetically engineered," the public will shy away and won't take them.
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You can't get a guarantee that genes are going to turn on and off the way you want them to. You're dealing with life. It's too unpredictable.
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The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to.
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Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies.
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The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds.
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