In 2009 Obama made Michael Taylor the senior adviser of the FDA. Why is this an issue? Because if you look at Taylor's resume you will see that he was previously the vice president of Monsanto. If you haven't heard of Monsanto they are a multinational corporation that is notorious for their genetically modified seeds. They are heavily criticized in Food Inc. for penalising and even suing farmers who don't use their seeds. Their products greatly decrease biodiversity and poses many environmental issues in and outside of agriculture (though they are obviously connected).
There is a petition going around to try to remove get Obama to cut ties with Monsanto- another step in get corporations out of our government! Check it out here.
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