News Release
For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 17, 2016
For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350
Statement of Consumer Group U.S. Right to Know on Trump Transition Picks
Statement of Gary Ruskin, co-director of U.S. Right to Know, a consumer and public health organization.
So far, the Trump administration looks like a servile minion for the junk food and tobacco industries. First, they appointed soda lobbyist Mike Torrey and Altria lobbyist Cindy Hayden to the transition team. Now, the Guardian is reporting that U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo, author of the DARK Act to kill GMO labeling, is a possible pick for the Trump cabinet.
These are signs that the Trump administration intends to act with contempt against public health and consumers in our nation.
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