On November 12, 2014 in the words of Big Think‘s David Ropeik, “the EU government quietly scrapped the position of Chief Science Advisor (CSA), a resounding science embarrassment, and a precedent that should scare people everywhere.” In her role as CSA, Anne Glover was tasked with educating policymakers on matters involving scientific expertise, including the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Unfortunately for Glover, supporting sound science may very well have resulted in her being axed from her post and the axing of the post itself. According to Ropeik, “environmental groups, noting specific concern about the GMO issue, called on the EU government to abandon the entire idea of an independent science adviser, after the CSA reported what every independent national science advisory board in the world has found…there is no reliable evidence that GMOs harm human health.” So for now, the motto at the EU Commission appears to be: out with facts, in with fiction.