Shane Emmett, Health Warrior: The FDA needs to move more quickly to keep up with the American public
Next we caught up with Shane Emmett, co-founder and CEO of chia-fueled brand Health Warrior.
This [the FDA probe] is a good idea on the face of it, but I am concerned that part of the request for comments will go towards Congress blocking states’ rights to require mandatory GMO labeling. I think natural claims are incredibly confusing for consumers and that some companies abuse them, so I am glad the process is starting, but I think the FDA needs to move more quickly to keep up with the American public.
The FDA's job is to serve that public, not the lobbyists and (at least in the case of GMO's) the public opinion is clarion: Americans want to know how their food was grown.