Because of the Food and Drug Administration's failure to require the labeling of genetically engineered food, avoiding these life threatening goods is difficult to do. ... " (Turpen, 2009,par.3) At the moment most transgenic plants studied and created are intended for genetic resistance for microbes or pests, improved food quality or to live in factories producing pharmaceutical drugs. ... While other countries such as Canada and the European Union have banned many GMO's such as the bovine growth hormone, management and control appears to be a very popular recurring issue. ...

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The government needs to take action for its people and educate Americans about GMOs, create new laws and bans on certain additives, and make labeling potentially harmful additives mandatory on every product. ... Despite all of the dangers, Aspartame is still legal and approved by the FDA, even though it is banned in many countries, including European countries. ... The government and FDA need to take charge and consider completely banning some of the worst additives used in products today. ... It is the FDA's job to ensure every food and drug product in the market is safe to consume, in ...

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