California Prop 37 seems to be on fire these days. There is so much going on! Probably the most exciting news is that we just got an endorsement from California State Senator Mark Leno (D). I read a letter he wrote to his colleagues and candidates, which in my humble opinion expresses the very sentiment I feel.
- Jeffrey M. Smith, author (Seeds of Destruction and Genetic Rolette) and the leading spokesperson regarding the need to label GMO foods; Tom Newmark of Greenpeace; Pamm Larry of LabelGMOs.org: August 25, 2-5 p.m., Holiday Inn and Suites, 2932 E. Nutwood, Fullerton.
- Pamm Larry at Mothers’ Market in Costa Mesa –August 21 at 6:30 to 8:00 pm: Talk and Planning Meeting –August 21 at 11 am to 2:00 pm: As stated on Mothers’ website, “Pam Larry will be available to answer your questions about GMO’s. Visit her table in the Mother’s store.“
- Pamm Larry at Mothers’ Market in Brea –August 23 at 6:30 to 8:00 pm: Talk and Planning Meeting –August 23 at 11 am to 2:00 pm: As stated on Mothers’ website, “Pam Larry will be available to answer your questions about GMO’s. Visit her table in the Mother’s store.“
Meanwhile back in Monsanto Land I just read that they have thrown in another $4.2 million dollars to spread their lies to kill Prop 37. Gee, I thought they would be too busy trying to explain to farmers why their Bt corn crops are being eaten by the root-worm when they are supposed to be immune from them. It says so on the label!
And it looks like their drought resistent corn isn’t all it’s cracked up to be either. I guess the members of the board think its better to spend all their time and money making sure the California public are kept in the dark about what they are feeding their family.
According to Yes on 37 Right to Know website:
I believe Senator Leno sums it up best, “Yes on 37 is based on a pretty simple notion: we have the right to know what’s in the food we and our families eat.” Why do Monsanto and its biotech buddies feel so threatened by this? Now that’s the real question.
I am eating a bag of ruffles right now Inge. You should shoot me.
Oh, please — we don’t do shoot people for the likes of that! Reduce to serfdom — maybe.
I would never shoot you, however there are healthier choices my friend! We need you to stick around for a long time!
This is another waste of air
What were you using the air for otherwise?
please elaborate Cook
He was cooking up his genetically modified air farts. just like me.
I think that you’re being too hard on yourself. You’re not a genetically modified air fart.
Looks like Monsanto has plenty of witless volunteers for their GMO experiment. Best of luck eating that insecticide filled “food.”
It is well documented that Monsanto is responsible for polluting 56 Superfund sites, has dumped mercury and PCBs into local creeks and abroad, in one instance 45 tons of PCBs.
These people are counting on you to be witless. Thanks for identifying yourselves.
Here is more news from the Organic Consumers Organization:
“USDA Fast-Tracks GMO Crop Approval Process
Despite massive public opposition, last year the USDA announced plans to streamline its genetically engineered petition process under the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Earlier this year these controversial changes were implemented, speeding up the approval process for new genetically engineered seeds and crops. The new process will cut in half the time it takes for new GE seeds and crops to enter the market.
USDA claims that the new fast-track process allows for earlier input from the public to improve the quality of its environmental analyses. But according to a USDA press release, the new process is a part of efforts by the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to “transform USDA into a high-performing organization that focuses on its customers.” The customers that USDA is so keen on assisting are none other than Monsanto, Dow, Dupont, BASF, Syngenta, and the rest of the Biotech bullies!”
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_26072.cfm
WalMart will sell GMO in a couple of weeks without telling their customers! Why? Because they don’t have to. Here is their headquarters number. Lets FLOOD them with phone calls telling them we will BOYCOTT their stores until they do!
call 1-800-WAL-MART (1-800-925-6278).
Here is a petition you can sign and share, tweet, email.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/898/625/174/
Lets burn down the whole Mart instead. Stop supporting China.
This article is from June of this year. Remember when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
proposed that the nice people in Vermont be allowed to know what they are feeding their family? Then Monsanto threatened to sue the state of Vermont and the legislators backed down? This is EXACTLY why we the people need to pass this proposition because Monsanto and its biotech buddies act like thugs. They want to do whatever they want with our food without bletting the public know about it. To me that is criminal!
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=09f69aba-a6a5-4292-9ac2-cb8ae1265ede
Here is the Monsanto threatens to sue Vermont article link. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/09/1081928/-Monsanto-threatens-to-sue-Vermont-for-putting-accurate-labels-on-food-products
How about letting us know the amount of insects in our processed foods, the amount of salmonella on the chicken we buy and the E-Coli count on beef – smart consumers want information.
Only the witless assume processed foods are GMO free no matter what’s on the label. There are an infinite number of GE mods possible – probably what we need is some testing (like the Chinese do when they put titanium dioxide & other industrial wastes in foods exported to us).
Information about insects and the like in our processed foods is already available. All processed foods will have some such contaminants, all introduced unintentionally. GMO status is secret; its introduction into food is intentional. Those are some of the differences.
Larry, please help spread the word. I could use your help. There are still too many people who do not know anything about genetically modified foods and that they are feeding them to their kids. Monsanto and its gang want to keep it that way!
I agree about the bugs and Salmonella issue. There is breaking news that Salmonella was found in cantaloupe. I agree with Greg though, bugs and disease are reported and public information. GMO content is not.
Attention KMart Shoppers; WALMART is engineered, capitalistic “free Market” bribed social pollution. Shop at Goodwill.
*Inge – Remember the beef “bone slime” issue? The markets did not want people to know it existed. That news got out and every shopper in America was asking their Butcher “if they used it”. Would it have made a difference if people knew that 20% fat content was actually 20% Slime? Not to worry, Prop. 37 will pass going away. People know that Bio-Engineered Corn for Ethanol and all corn products, Soy for all milk products and Wheat for all cereals……need to be labeled. What they are really afraid of is the amount of pesticides that might show up in testing -which would have to be listed as well – since the bio-engineered brands all have that stuff in there.