Speaking on American Family Radio, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana) discussed his concerns over a specific food coating that's the subject of this new bill. He's concerned because the chemicals in this food coating are not made known to consumers.
"This product is called Edipeel. It's made by a company called Apeel and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,” Stutzman began.
He continues to say that the product may be fine, but the problem is that the company did not disclose what is in it.
“I think that's the big concern that many of us as Americans have right now with our government. It’s that we don't trust them, especially after Bill Gates made some of his remarks during and after Covid and talked about population control and some other things,” remarked Stutzman.
He stressed that it is imperative to be transparent.
“This is an important product that we need to know what's actually in the coating. And the fact that the USDA – to me – had to find a loophole to get the approval done by claiming it's a fungicide rather than a coating is really bothersome,” Stutzman says.
The name of the new bill is Apeel Reveal Act, and Stutzman went on to explain what his bill would do.
"It's a coating, but they were able to get it approved as a fungicide. What my bill does is that it just requires them to put a label on it. That way we as a consumers know exactly what product or what chemical is in this coating. Because at the end of the day, the tomato's going to be healthy, but it's the chemicals that are put on our fruit, vegetables, and foods, for that matter, that can be very dangerous for us," Stutzman said.
