The U.S. food industry attempts to influence our diet in all of the following ways EXCEPT by

A. donating money to congressional candidates' election campaigns.
B. attempting to defeat or repeal legislation to tax its products or regulate food labeling.
C. lobbying FDA officials to require labeling of GMO foods.
D. spending billions of dollars annually in advertising.


Answer: C

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