(NaturalNews) Guess who spends the most money lobbying on agricultural
lobbying? If you answered, "Monsanto," you're correct. Most of their
efforts, of course, are focused on lobbying for GMOs -- to keep them
legal and keep them hidden in foods.
Do you know how much money Monsanto spent on lobbying in 2012?
The answer is nearly $6 million!
And in a close second, the American Farm Bureau spent $5.7 million on lobbying in 2012.
The
Natural News infographic shown below reveals even more details about
who's spending the most money lobbying for GMOs and other conventional
agriculture "favors" from Washington.
In 2012 alone, companies spent over $30 million
"influencing" Congress on agricultural issues, including making sure
they didn't pass legislation that would label GMOs or outlaw them
altogether. Is it any wonder that the United States of America is one of
the very last nations in the world to either ban GMOs outright or
require their labeling on foods?
As the second infographic below shows, 64 countries require GMO labeling.
And so far, fifty percent of U.S. states have introduced GMO labeling bills of one kind or another. So the states want it, but the federal government keeps blocking it.
Why
is the USA the big holdout on honest food labeling? Could it be because
the biotech industry keeps paying off all the politicians?
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