Why is the Obama administration turning a blind eye to criminal activity? Simple: Politics.
In May of last year, the New York Times did something extraordinary: On the front page, the paper not only ran a photo of a Massachusetts woman in flagrante delicto committing multiple federal and state felonies and civil torts, but also identified her and the scene of the crime. You would think an ensuing investigation and prosecution would be a slam-dunk, but federal regulators and law enforcement officials have been nowhere to be found. The crimes? This woman and other activists were defacing food labels to "warn" consumers about alleged dangers of genetically modified foods.
This is far from a harmless prank. Federal law prohibits "The alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the labeling of, or the doing of any other act with respect to, a food, drug, device, or cosmetic, if such act is done while such article is held for sale (whether or not the first sale) after shipment in interstate commerce and results in such article being adulterated or misbranded."
In plain English, homemade, ad hoc warning labels like those described in the Times' expose make the products "misbranded," and they can no longer be sold legally….To Read More….
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