Buying Power & Our Food

So I will now do as many transactions as signed credit now as possible. Reason. May take longer, but I don't have the luxury of having funds tied up. Who thought of having the decryption/PIN fuctionality so easily exploitable? /slap

I think that people are starting to catch on to how companies personal investment into 'research' is blatantly influencing results. Recommending more alcohol than water is a tip off. Maybe there will start to be some guidelines set into studies, because I believe the reasons behind the research being debunked lies behind corporate influence and improper scientific method of control. WTB research.

This one is thrilling- The House voted Wednesday to strip many warnings from food labels.

Pushed by food companies seeking uniform labels across state lines, the bill would prevent states from adding food warnings that go beyond federal law. States could petition the Food and Drug Administration to add extra warnings, under the bill. Lawmakers approved the bill on a 283-139 vote. Supporters expect a Senate version of the bill to be introduced soon.

Valid questions are being brought up despite approval, hopefully that won't fall on deaf ears:

“This bill is going to overturn 200 state laws that protect our food supply,” said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. “Why are we doing that? What’s wrong with our system of federalism?”

State warnings about mercury in fish would remain.

“We ought to do it in all 50 states,” said Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. “Chicken grown in Louisiana is going to end up on a plate in Michigan.”

Great, Katrina toxins in the chicken noodle soup? Pass! Again in relation to the research article above,

Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. noted the bill’s supporters have personal ties to food industry lobbyists.

“This is not about consumers. This is about special interests,” she said.

Boo! Just a month ago wasn't there a big fuss over lobbyist dinners and sponsored vacations?