I can see this thread is going to get killed because unfortunately this has a huge political component to it,I dont believe this is happening in a vacuum outside of politics.

BPA,HFCS,GMO,all are bad things IMO and they exist because ..... yup,politics (MONEY).

We can avoid some of it,when they refuse to allow GMO to even be labeled,you are in trouble.How do you avoid that? I cant grow my own crops enough to feed us,nor can most of us.

Want a funny but true? When forums (the larger ones anyhow) for homesteading/farming mention GMO or Monsanto the company trolls hit the boards hard,seen it time and time again. Now THAT I find telling.