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Certainly one of our most fundamental of human needs is our ability to grow and procure adequate nutrition.
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Giant multinational corporate entities like Cargill, Nestle, Monsanto, ConAgra and Archer Daniels Midland
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US Agribusiness spent $137 million on lobbying efforts to promote corporate interests through the purchase of favorable legislation
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In fact, 95 percent of US soy, and 86 percent of US corn is genetically modified[iii].
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Food Stamps for over 46 million Americans suffering in poverty 
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Despite record farm profits (2012 saw the highest profits since 1973), the recent passage of the $1 trillion Farm Bill expands pay-outs to millionaire farming entities
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Cargill, one of the largest food producers in the world and the world's largest privately-held corporation, boasted nearly $134 billion in sales last year alone[vii], more than the GDPs of Ecuador, Honduras, Laos and Serbia combined.
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As of 2011, the United States Federal Drug Administration, tasked with ensuring the safety of America's food supply, inspected only 6 percent of domestic food producers and 0.4 percent of imports[viii]
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According to the CDC, foodborn pathogens sicken 48 million people in the U.S. each year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths annually.
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