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USDA Inc.: How Agribusiness has hijacked regulatory policy at the US Department of Agriculture
| Title: | USDA Inc.: How Agribusiness has hijacked regulatory policy at the US Department of Agriculture | | Author: | Mattera, Philip | | Date Published: | July 23, 2004 | | Source: | Agribusiness Accountability Initiative and Corporate Research Project, Good Jobs First | | PDF: |  | | Abstract: | Through five case studies, this report reveals how political appointees with backgrounds in the agri-food industry have used their positions at the USDA to advance industry interests at the expense of farmers, consumers, workers and the environment. The report proposes 4 broad directions for regulatory reform to close the "revolving door" between the food industry and the USDA. |
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