Topic: Voluntary Consultation

Voluntary Consultation comes up in 1 chapter across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in November 2019.

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Steven M. Druker | The Suppressed Science, Warnings, & Risks Of GMO Food
• 28:20 - 34:31

Steven M. Druker | The Suppressed Science, Warnings, & Risks Of GMO Food

FDA Promotional Agenda and Voluntary Industry Consultations

Steven Druker highlights the FDA's explicit agenda to promote the biotechnology industry, a policy originating in the Reagan administration. He describes the agency's "voluntary consultation" process as a sham that allows companies like Monsanto and DuPont to claim regulation without undergoing actual scientific review. The FDA does not require original test data or issue formal safety approvals for new GE crops.