Say NO to GMO Apples

The Issue

Stop GMO produce from being sold in the United States. Allowing the Arctic Apple into the marketplace could open the floodgates for more than 30 GMO crops currently in the pipeline. There are no long-term studies confirming the safety of GMO produce and no way to protect organic crops from GMO pollen spread by wind or insects, which would turn even organic apples into GMOs.

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Mira Calton, CN & Jayson Calton, PhDPetition StarterMira and Jayson Calton are the authors of Rich Food, Poor Food. Together they reside in Florida, where they operate Calton Nutrition and the Calton Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. The Caltons counsel restaurants, food manufacturers, and communities about how to improve dietary micronutrient content. The Caltons contribute regularly to media sources like Fox and Friends, Happening Now, Headline News, NBC, ABC, AOL Travel, and Shape. Jayson Calton, PhD, FAAIM, CMS, holds a doctorate in Nutrition and has completed post-doctoral continuing medical education at Harvard and Yale Medical Schools. For over twenty years, Jayson has treated thousands of international clients with his unique and holistic approach to nutritional well-being. Mira Calton, CN, FAAIM, CMS, is a licensed nutritionist, fitness chef, and integrative health specialist specializing in a sensible, drug-free, micronutrient-based approach to weight loss and disease prevention.
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The Issue

Stop GMO produce from being sold in the United States. Allowing the Arctic Apple into the marketplace could open the floodgates for more than 30 GMO crops currently in the pipeline. There are no long-term studies confirming the safety of GMO produce and no way to protect organic crops from GMO pollen spread by wind or insects, which would turn even organic apples into GMOs.

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Mira Calton, CN & Jayson Calton, PhDPetition StarterMira and Jayson Calton are the authors of Rich Food, Poor Food. Together they reside in Florida, where they operate Calton Nutrition and the Calton Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. The Caltons counsel restaurants, food manufacturers, and communities about how to improve dietary micronutrient content. The Caltons contribute regularly to media sources like Fox and Friends, Happening Now, Headline News, NBC, ABC, AOL Travel, and Shape. Jayson Calton, PhD, FAAIM, CMS, holds a doctorate in Nutrition and has completed post-doctoral continuing medical education at Harvard and Yale Medical Schools. For over twenty years, Jayson has treated thousands of international clients with his unique and holistic approach to nutritional well-being. Mira Calton, CN, FAAIM, CMS, is a licensed nutritionist, fitness chef, and integrative health specialist specializing in a sensible, drug-free, micronutrient-based approach to weight loss and disease prevention.
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USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and FDA
USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and FDA
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Petition created on May 4, 2013