While the quote “Who controls the food supply controls the people” is common attributed to Henry Kissinger, the exact source appears undocumented. However, the Kissinger Report, formally called “Implications of Worldwide Population Growth For U.S. Security and Overseas Interests” is real historical piece discussing, in coded language, how to curb population growth in developing countries – including the control of food.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), enacted in 1947 and significantly amended in 1972, 1988, and 1996, is the primary law governing U.S. pesticide regulation, which is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). FIFRA establishes a federal framework for registering, labeling, and enforcing pesticide use regulations meant to protect human health and the environment.[1]Â
In 2024 Representative Thomas Massie proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that states:Â
The right of the people to grow food and to purchase food from the source of their choice shall not be infringed and Congress shall make no law regulating the production and distribution of food products which do not move across state lines.
