Stop Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Wheat

Stop Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Wheat

The Issue

VIDEO and PETITION on the OCA, Organic Consumers Association site ...  Editible(sic) Petition text posted in the "LETTER BOX" at the bottom left of fully opened "Overview" ... but that letter does not go anywhere from HERE.

Monsanto and the biotech bullies are once again moving to tighten their grip on the world's food supply.
Genetically engineered (GE) varieties now account for 70-90% of all conventional (non-organic) corn, soybeans, cotton, and canola grown in the U.S.
Joining the growing menu of unlabeled and untested gene-spliced Frankenfoods, genetically engineered sugar (derived from GE sugar beets) hit store shelves in 2008.

Now it appears that the most controversial crop of them all, Monsanto's GE wheat, is not far behind, at least if industry gets its way.
Given that wheat is such a major global crop and essential ingredient in bread, breakfast cereals, pasta and other everyday foods, the force-feeding of unlabeled GE wheat on the public would represent a major conquest for Monsanto and the biotech industry.

Although Monsanto withdrew their applications to the U.S. and Canadian governments for approval of genetically engineered wheat in 2004 because of tremendous pressure from the OCA and hundreds of our allied public interest groups and farmers (as well as pressure from large food companies such as General Mills), it looks like we're in for another round of battle.

Wheat industry groups in the United States, Canada and Australia announced on May 14, 2009, they would work toward the objective of "synchronized commercialization of biotech traits in the wheat crop."
For the sake of the Earth and public health, we must stop them.

Learn more and Take Action HERE:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/wheat.cfm

[03/23/11 --- STILL ACTIVE PETITION]

From:
"Organic Consumers Association" oca@mail.democracyinaction.org
Date: 3 июня 2009 г. 11:29 - [that's July, I THINK, don't remember that very well, been a looooong time.]

 

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The Issue

VIDEO and PETITION on the OCA, Organic Consumers Association site ...  Editible(sic) Petition text posted in the "LETTER BOX" at the bottom left of fully opened "Overview" ... but that letter does not go anywhere from HERE.

Monsanto and the biotech bullies are once again moving to tighten their grip on the world's food supply.
Genetically engineered (GE) varieties now account for 70-90% of all conventional (non-organic) corn, soybeans, cotton, and canola grown in the U.S.
Joining the growing menu of unlabeled and untested gene-spliced Frankenfoods, genetically engineered sugar (derived from GE sugar beets) hit store shelves in 2008.

Now it appears that the most controversial crop of them all, Monsanto's GE wheat, is not far behind, at least if industry gets its way.
Given that wheat is such a major global crop and essential ingredient in bread, breakfast cereals, pasta and other everyday foods, the force-feeding of unlabeled GE wheat on the public would represent a major conquest for Monsanto and the biotech industry.

Although Monsanto withdrew their applications to the U.S. and Canadian governments for approval of genetically engineered wheat in 2004 because of tremendous pressure from the OCA and hundreds of our allied public interest groups and farmers (as well as pressure from large food companies such as General Mills), it looks like we're in for another round of battle.

Wheat industry groups in the United States, Canada and Australia announced on May 14, 2009, they would work toward the objective of "synchronized commercialization of biotech traits in the wheat crop."
For the sake of the Earth and public health, we must stop them.

Learn more and Take Action HERE:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/wheat.cfm

[03/23/11 --- STILL ACTIVE PETITION]

From:
"Organic Consumers Association" oca@mail.democracyinaction.org
Date: 3 июня 2009 г. 11:29 - [that's July, I THINK, don't remember that very well, been a looooong time.]

 

avatar of the starter
Ani L. SchwartzPetition StarterINDEPENDENT CERTIFIED GENIUS; triple Sagittarius VersatileViolinist; ViolaDoubles; BFA, MFA: California Institute of the Arts Big Mouth but know how to Listen; Have a reputation for "thinking like Schwartz" (as a fellow blogger put it). One of my main "religions" is Daoism, the I Ching is one of my "bibles"; Music, Jungian Psychology, Dreams, Life, Synchronicity are some of my others which are all interwoven with each other. Serendipity Rules!!!! Pay Attention to it and you will SEE.

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Petition created on June 27, 2009