The question has been a shadow in my mind for months now and I finally decided to take action. I have joined the campaign efforts to stop and shed light on companies like Monsanto, DuPont, Kellog, General Mills, Pepsi Co., and Kashi from preventing the labeling of our foods to reveal its ingredients and sources. They have spent billions in lobbying, campaign donations and “testing” in an attempt to convince world governments that GMOs are safe. I took a big step not knowing if the communities I belong to would stand with me or think I was overreacting--but I've seen lots of retweets, comments and "Likes" on my pages around this issue. I think that people want to be informed and "Yes n Prop 37" is doing just that! Informing us!
I really believe that we don't know for certain if GMOs are "bad" for us in terms of health. I for one know that I have allergies (in the form of hives, violent swelling and nausea) to most of these pesticides and that, for me they are impossible to digest. But what we do know is that it will have a significant impact on our environment, organic farm culture and organic farmers (as they are already being sued for patent infringement due to seeds being naturally carried to their fields by animals, insects and water sources); and that some GMOs have been engineered to actually harbor, incubate and excrete pesticides. While it's been reported hat those pesticides are safe to eat; I am utterly against us being forced to find out the hard way.
I've posted several articles on Pinterest and updated my other pages to reflect what I am feeling about this issue. To read more about Prop 37 and "The War on Organic Foods" see my board on GMOs at: http://bit.ly/PZmFJF . I'd love to hear you way in and give your thoughts on the subject.
Further, if you wish to join me in taking action, we have signed a petition at http://bit.ly/PxF4Mm ; and joined the folks of "Yes on Prop 37" at http://bit.ly/PDaWwK . You decide. That's how it should be--freedom to choose for yourself.
Studies in lab rats and reports from farmers about their farm animals that have been fed GMO food/grains have shown detrimental effects! Infertility and allergies were common ones.
ReplyDeleteBig, powerful companies don't care about this though. They have other agendas and can afford to throw their money and threats around.
It makes me so angry because we should be able to make the choice about what we eat, not have it made for us. We can't even necessarily trust organic anymore because some companies have been found to be dishonest in their claims, using GMO ingredients.
More and more people are becoming aware of these situations. I just hope it's enough to be able to make a positive impact...
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Thank you so much for investing you time and effort to post Lisa! I agree, we have to source our organics now too. That's why I choose reputable places to shop and ask lots of questions. If a particular vendor doesn't like questions; it's usually an indication that something awry. Here are some great food sourcing tools for California!
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Great Post. I too am concerned about engineered foods. What we put into our bodies is so important. Thanks for shedding light on this topic!
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Thanks for your comment Bill! We appreciate your interest in the subject. Join us in the fight against Big Corporations by signing the petition to the California Secretary of State in support of Prop 37 We have a "Right to Know" what we're eating!
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