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Dear conscientious consumers, here’s a little primer for vetting information you might come across. Read this article and then we’ll discuss.
In a surprising turn of events last month, the major chains Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm have bowed to pressure from Monsanto, tacitly giving the USDA the green light on “conditional deregulation” of genentically engineered, pesticide resistant alfalfa.
This little guy is incredible. I especially love the line about how we can pay the farmers or we can pay the hospitals. If you read yesterday’s post about Paula Deen admitting she’s got diabetes and then turning around and selling a $500 a month diabetes medication, this video should ring out as a breath of fresh air. It’s not all a problem, my friends, there’s hope out there. Sometimes in unlikely, and even small, packages.
Here’s yet another tip-off from our ever on top of things produce manager, did you know that Michael R. Taylor, the former Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto is now an advisor to FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg on food safety? “Wait”, you say, “the same Michael R. Taylor who was once a lawyer/lobbyist for Monsanto and responsible in a large part for helping to pass GMOs into our food supply without testing or labeling?” Yes, the same.
Why are we one of the only countries left that doesn’t require the labeling of genetically modified foods? It’s time for a change. If you want to tell the FDA to JUST LABEL IT, click on http://justlabelit.org/ for more information and to sign their petition to the FDA for nothing more than the right to know what’s in our food!
This is a chart of worldwide GMO production. As you can clearly see, America is number one in the deregulated production of Genetically Modified crops. Last month the USDA approved even more GMOs. Specifically, Monsanto’s new soybean with a modified fatty-acid profile and a multi-pesticide resistant strain of corn created by Dow.
I just came across this article because I was curious exactly who could label what products “Non-GMO” so I did a search to find out. You see, I read labels. A lot. Some of the food I buy says Non-GMO, other stuff doesn’t. I’d like to think I’m not getting viral DNA in my lentils but what’s a girl to do? To be honest I think this article made everything even more confusing but I think it’s a discussion that needs to be had. Check this article out:
So, after a really quick dig through youtube I came across this video. If you don’t know a whole lot about what genetically modified food is, this is a great place to start your education. Sorry for the scary stuff but we have a right to know what’s in our food!
