Topic: Food Czar

Michael Taylor has been appointed as a senior advisor to the FDA commissioner, effectively serving as the new U.S. Food Safety Czar. Taylor's history includes overseeing FDA policies in the 1990s that allowed the introduction of Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBST) into the milk supply. His appointment is criticized due to his past legal and corporate ties to the biotechnology industry.

The appointment of Michael Taylor as a food safety advisor in the Obama administration is criticized due to his history as a Monsanto lobbyist and former FDA official who approved bovine growth hormone (rBGH). The hosts describe this as a "revolving door" between big agriculture and government regulators. They argue that Monsanto and Goldman Sachs effectively control key aspects of U.S. policy.