 Genetically Modified Organisms
We wanted to include some sources for our customers to learn more about this
frightening new trend in agribusiness. Did you know that you could be buying and
eating these foods and you wouldn't know it because these companies are not
required to label hem as genetically modified foods? The transfer of genetic
material between genera, families or kingdoms poses great biological risks to
the ecology of the planet and to our future. Wouldn't YOU want to know if you
were buying and consuming foods that had been altered by genetic manipulation?
Did you know that over a quarter of the crops grown in the USA are derived from
biotechnology? Do you by products from Frito-Lay? Kellogs? The movement to
demand labeling of these foods is on but it's not going to happen if the country
doesn't stand up and say they want Labling! Europe and Japan have and so should
we!
PLEASE CHECK OUT THESE SITES, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID! And tell your friends
too!!
INFORMATION ON GENETIC ENGINEERING:
CCOF's position on Genetic Engineering www.ccof.org/gmo.pdf
(if you do not have Acrobat
Reader installed on your computer you will have to download it from http://www.adobe.com
in order to read CCOF's position) it's free.
The Campaign to Label GE Foods, www.thecampaign.org
has instant form letters to your state officials urging them to label GE Food
already formatted. Easy!
Genetic Engineering and it's Dangers, use www.sfsu.edu/~rone/gedanger.htm
(phew!). This site has a wide range of good essays relating to GE, a good place
to start. Has a good book list.
Mothers for Natural Law, www.safe-food.org
has lists of GE free foods and what foods are likely to have GE content. Public
awareness campaign.
RAFI, (Rural Advancement foundation International.) www.rafi.org
Union of concerned Scientists. www.ucsusa.org
NERAGE (Northeast Resistance against genetic engineering) http://ise.rootedia.org
Seeds of Disaster by the Prince of Wales. www.princeofwales.gov.uk/speeches/agriculture_08061998.html
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