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Monsanto's Chief Lobbyist Now Senior Adviser To Commissioner Of The FDA

By Theodora Filis                                     Michael R. Taylor Michael R. Taylor, the same man that was in charge of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) policy when genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were allowed into the US food supply without undergoing a single test to determine their safety, was appointed Senior Adviser to the Commissioner of the FDA. President Obama appointed the former Monsanto Vice President and lobbyist earlier this month. Taylor was Monsanto's attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA and later became Monsanto's Vice President and chief lobbyist. The GMO nightmare began when Dan Quayle led the FDA/GMO connection. Under George Bush Senior's Administration from 1989 to 1993, Dan Quayle single-underhandedly catapulted GMOs into existence through the FDA's anti-consumer right-to-know policy, which stated that GMO foods did not have to be labeled or safety tested. Yes, you read that correctly – there are n