USDA sued for violating FOIA, denying Americans the right to know the harmful effects of GMOs - NaturalNews.com

USDA sued for violating FOIA, denying Americans the right to know the harmful effects of GMOs - NaturalNews.com

USDA sued for violating FOIA, denying Americans the right to know the harmful effects of GMOs

(NaturalNews) A food activist organization has filed suit against the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that one of its agencies is in
violation of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provisions after failing
to provide requested documents.

The Center for Food Safety, in
its suit against the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
or APHIS, said the agency has ignored FOIA requests for records related
to genetically engineered crops by unlawfully delaying responses and
withholding public disclosure of information.

As reported by Sustainable Pulse,
the suit charges that APHIS has failed to provide timely responses to
at least 29 separate FOIA requests or appeals. In addition, the suit
claims that of those cases, the agency has failed to provide a final
response to ten requests and two appeals.

The suit is asking the
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order APHIS to
promptly provide the center with requested information and to further
order the agency to end its practice of failing to respond in a timely
manner to future FOIA requests for GMO-related data.