Exactly... Regulatory agencies don't conduct their own research to ensure the safety of these modified foods. So who the fuck says GM food is proven safe?
Where are you getting all your peer reviewed papers from? Monsanto, FDA, Bayer....
Your assertions in the end are like mine, nothing but bacon... You cannot prove either way what they're saying is true and if you really trust Monsanto and co, go take a dip in Brofiscin quarry and see how you feel...
I can't speak for every regulatory agency but the FDA doesn't test anything it regulates. The FDA relies on research and testing provided by the drug/food manufacturer, so the fact that Monsanto conducts its own testing and sends that data to the FDA is just the way the FDA works. Note that the FDA requires the drug manufacturer to do its own testing and then uses internal FDA experts to review the testing. To imply that this is some sort of scandal is a bit off the mark.
I would expect regulatory agencies in other countries to operate in a similar manner.
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[h=1]Development & Approval Process (Drugs)[/h] American consumers benefit from having access to the safest and most advanced pharmaceutical system in the world. The main consumer watchdog in this system is FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
The center's best-known job is to evaluate new drugs before they can be sold. CDER's evaluation not only prevents quackery, but also provides doctors and patients the information they need to use medicines wisely. The center ensures that drugs, both brand-name and generic, work correctly and that their health benefits outweigh their known risks.
Drug companies seeking to sell a drug in the United States must first test it. The company then sends CDER the evidence from these tests to prove the drug is safe and effective for its intended use. A team of CDER physicians, statisticians, chemists, pharmacologists, and other scientists reviews the company's data and proposed labeling. If this independent and unbiased review establishes that a drug's health benefits outweigh its known risks, the drug is approved for sale. The center doesn't actually test drugs itself, although it does conduct limited research in the areas of drug quality, safety, and effectiveness standards.
Before a drug can be tested in people, the drug company or sponsor performs laboratory and animal tests to discover how the drug works and whether it's likely to be safe and work well in humans. Next, a series of tests in people is begun to determine whether the drug is safe when used to treat a disease and whether it provides a real health benefit.
For more information about the drug development and approval process, see
How Drugs Are Developed and Approved.
http://www.fda.gov/drugs/developmentapprovalprocess/default.htm
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GETTING A BIOTECH PRODUCT TO MARKET
Finally, let me describe the procedures industry follows to get a biotech food product to market. In 1994, for the first bioengineered product planned for introduction into the market, FDA moved deliberately, following the 1992 policy.
We conducted a comprehensive scientific review of Calgene's data on the Flavr SavrTM tomato and the use of kanamycin resistance marker gene, and also held a public meeting of our Food Advisory Committee (the Committee) to examine applicability of the 1992 policy to products such as the Flavr SavrTM tomato. The Committee members agreed with FDA that the scientific approach presented in the 1992 policy was sound and that questions regarding the Flavr SavrTM had been addressed. The Committee members also suggested that we develop a more expedited process for FDA and the industry to reach decisions on the marketing of other bioengineered foods that do not raise substantive scientific issues."
http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/testimony/ucm115032.htm