Michael R. Taylor's appointment by the Obama administration to the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 7th sparked immediate
debate and even outrage among many food and agriculture researchers,
NGOs and activists. The Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto
Corp. from 1998 until 2001, Taylor exemplifies the revolving door
between the food industry and the government agencies that regulate
it. He is reviled for shaping and implementing the government's
favorable agricultural biotechnology policies during the Clinton
administration.
Yet what has slipped under everyone's radar screen is Taylor's
involvement in setting U.S. policy on agricultural assistance in
Africa. In collusion with the Rockefeller and Bill and Melinda Gates
foundations, Taylor is once again the go-between man for Monsanto and
the U.S. government, this time with the goal to open up African
markets for genetically-modified (GM) seed and agrochemicals.
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