The FDA, like most regulatory agencies (in stark contrast to some other governmental agencies), is chronically -and I would argue intentionally- underfunded. That they strongly suggest but cannot enforce mandatory this or that is just symptom of their situation on the political totem pole. When they have the cash and manpower to mandate something, they generally do. Personally, I think the FDA has made a very accurate appraisal of it's abilities and limitations and that this has invariably influenced their policies. I'm kind of fond of the pragmatism and realism in such agencies.
On the issue at hand, compliance is a quicker and least resistant route to profit, and that motivation is probably greater than any sanction or restriction could be given the current environment that agribusiness operates under. The heart of the anti-gmo conflict is, in my opinion, ignorance of just what gmo means, and what it entails.
On the issue at hand, compliance is a quicker and least resistant route to profit, and that motivation is probably greater than any sanction or restriction could be given the current environment that agribusiness operates under. The heart of the anti-gmo conflict is, in my opinion, ignorance of just what gmo means, and what it entails.
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