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Questions:

(NOTE:allquestionsaresubjecttochange)

1. AreGMOssafetoeat?

Answer:

Yesmultiplehealthorganizationsandscientificassociations,suchastheWorldHealth
Organization,theAmericanMedicalAssociation,theU.S.NationalAcademyofSciences,the
BritishRoyalSociety,andothers,haveallcometothesameconclusionthateatingGMfoodsis
nomoredangerousthaneatingotherfoods.BecausethereisnoriskthatisnotinnonGM
foods,thegovernmentdoesnotneedtoregulateGMOsunderpretensesoffindingwhetheror
nottheyresafe.

Evidence:

Governmentalregulatoryagencies,scientificorganizationsandleadinghealthassociations
worldwideagreethatfoodgrownfromGMcropsissafetoeat.TheWorldHealthOrganization,
theAmericanMedicalAssociation,theU.S.NationalAcademyofSciences,theBritishRoyal
Society,amongothersthathaveexaminedtheevidence,allcometothesameconclusion:
consumingfoodscontainingingredientsderivedfromGMcropsissafetoeatandnoriskierthan
consumingthesamefoodscontainingingredientsfromcropplantsmodifiedbyconventional
plantimprovementtechniques(i.e.plantbreeding).(www.monsanto.com)

Meaningofevidence:

Multiplereliablehealth,scienceandregulatoryassociationsagreethatGMfoodsaresafe
forhumanconsumption.
IfGMfoodsarejustassafeasregularfoods,thentheresnoreasonforthegovernment
tobeinvolvedinitsregulation.
OnthechancethataGMseedhasrisks,thescientistsarecapableoftestingand
regulatingthemselves.

2. HowareGMseedsfromMonsantocurrentlybeingregulated?

Answer:Independentscientistsandthecompaniesthatdevelopbiotechcropsconducttestsfor
food,feedandenvironmentalsafety.Scientistsatregulatoryagenciesreviewthisdataandare
responsibleforregulatingthecrops.Thismeansthattheyrealreadybeingregulatedand
consumed,sowhyshouldwehavegovernmentinvolvementinregulations?

Evidence:
Monsantomakessubmissionstoregulatoryagenciesincountrieswhereweplantosellour
seedorwherethecropiscommonlyimported.Regulatoryagenciesineachcountrymust
approveapotentialproductbeforeitcanbesoldtofarmers,orimportedforfoodand/oranimal
feedintheircountry.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,threeagenciesshareresponsibilityfor
overseeingandapprovingGMcropsbasedontheirspecificareasofscientificexpertise:
(www.monsanto.com)

Meaningofevidence:

IndependentscientistsarealreadyregulatingtheGMfoodsthatwearealreadyeating
whyshouldthegovernmentbeinvolvedifitsalreadybeinghandled?

3. Shouldthegovernmentplayalargerole(ifany)inhowGMfoodsaredisplayed,
regulated,andsoldbycompanieslikeMonsanto?

Answer:

NoMonsanto,alongwithothercompaniesthatsellorproduceGMfoods,ispartofthefree
marketintheU.S.,whichisdefinedasaneconomicsysteminwhichpricesarebasedon
competitioninprivatebusinessesuncontrolledbythegovernment,andassuch,shouldbe
allowedselltheirproducthowtheywantaslongastheyfollowtherulesandarenotendangering
theirconsumerswiththeirproduct.

Evidence:

Definitionofafreemarket:aneconomicmarketorsysteminwhichpricesarebasedon
competitionamongprivatebusinessesandnotcontrolledbyagovernment.
(http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/free%20market)

Amarketeconomybasedonsupplyanddemandwithlittleornogovernmentcontrol.A
completelyfreemarketisanidealizedformofamarketeconomywherebuyersandsellersare
allowedtotransactfreely(i.e.buy/sell/trade)basedonamutualagreementonpricewithoutstate
interventionintheformoftaxes,subsidiesorregulation.
(http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freemarket.asp)

Meaningofevidence:Americaseconomicsystemsaysthatabusinessorcompany,like
Monsanto,canfreelysellaproductwithminimalgovernmentinterferenceorregulation.

LookatRonPaulquotes

Govermentapprovalforfree

PotentialQuestionsfromOpposingLegalTeam:
WhywouldyouwantgovernmentcompletelyoutofGMOregulationifMonsantoisgetting
fundingfromthegov?

Forthiswemightwanttosaysomethingalongthelinesofwellmakeourmoneyfromtheprofits
broughtinbyourproducts

Iftheyquestionyoufurtheronthis(ex.whatifthoseprofitsarentenoughtokeepyougoing),im
notsurewhatwecansaymaybewecouldbringuprandyspointthatbusinessesareobligated
tomakeaprofitforstockreasons,somonsantowouldntbedoingitsjobiftheywerentmaking
aprofit

(Howcanwemakethisworkforus?)

Theyllsaysomethingabouthowwerenotacompletelyfreemarketandshouldntbe.

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