A document composed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) containing purposefully misleading information and politically charged language is meant to sway lawmakers into rejecting GMO labeling laws at the state level. While both Maine and Connecticut have passed GMO labeling laws, they are contingent on four other surrounding states adopting similar laws before they can be put into action.
Monsanto and other food manufacturers who use GMOs in their products are starting yet another propaganda campaign to keep labeling laws at bay and to try to convince the general public that GMO labeling is unconstitutional – all while they trying to sway the FDA and federal courts to make them impervious to GMO lawsuits themselves. They are even threatening states now.
The document refuses to accept that GMO cross-contamination happens all the time, and lists a bunch of regulatory agencies who are essentially their cohorts in promoting GMO as reliable sources for GMO safety:
According to the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association leaked document:
“The World Health Organization, The American Medical Association, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the British Royal Society, and every other respected organization that has examined the evidence has come to the same conclusion: consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant improvement techniques.”
They dare make this statement with independent research proving GMO and RoundUp, the herbicide often used in conjunction with suicide seeds, is causing the death of human fetal tissue, cancer, gastrointestinal disease, and reproductive failure. It’s absolutely insane.
Furthermore, while GMO consists of a large majority of the foods we are eating, since they are in soy, corn, wheat, and other major food crops used in much of our convenience foods including Cheerios, Pepsi, Coke, and even Nestle chocolate, they are not in heirloom, organic foods which many of us would prefer to eat anyhow. But the Association claims GMOs are in 80%of our food supply.
The document is also eager to point out that “California’s Proposition 37 in 2012 requiring GMO labeling was defeated and Washington’s Initiative 522 in 2013 requiring GMO labeling was defeated.” A hint to other states thinking of trying to beat this behemoth that contributes money illegally to slush funds promoting GMO? The document goes on to state:
“VII. WHAT IS THE RISK TO YOUR STATE OF ADOPTING A GMO LABELING LAW?
• The first state to implement a GMO labeling law will be sued on the constitutional grounds seen in IDFA v. Amestoy.
• Litigation in this area could be long, costly and will probably be decided by the Supreme Court.
• Your state would proceed with almost no regulatory or scientific basis for a new unique labeling requirement.
• Your state would proceed despite not being a part of the “trigger” mechanism required in the Maine and Connecticut legislation.
WHY SHOULD YOUR STATE BE THE FIRST TO ADOPT A LABELING REQUIREMENT THAT HAS NO HEALTH BASIS OR REASON?
Currently, the FDA “only requires labeling of genetically modified foods if the food’s composition is materially altered (e.g. the food is modified to include an allergen such as peanut proteins that consumers would not expect to be present).” While this is true – the food is altered – drastically.
Biotech says labeling is unconstitutional and unnecessary. This is getting simply bughouse (no pun intended), bonkers, insane! Since when can biotech tell us what is or isn’t constitutional. They have no concept of that phrase. Will anyone stop them? We sure are trying.
waaaait, it’s “misleading” to say that GMO food is the same as food improved through old-fashioned breeding, because RoundUp is unhealthy???
In other news, it’s misleading to say that bricks and concrete can both build houses, because the shovels used in making concrete can also bury people.
>Furthermore, while GMO consists of a large majority of the foods we are eating, since they are in soy, corn, wheat, and other major food crops
No GMO wheat has been released for consumption nor is it being grown.
>They dare make this statement with independent research proving GMO and RoundUp, the herbicide often used in conjunction with suicide seeds
GURT or Terminator Suicide Seeds have never been implemented. Clearly your ‘Independent Research’ is full of holes. You are a sad, sad, man, spreading fear to sell snake oil supplements.
I don’t recall there being any added caveat to buy snake oil. Nor any other oil for that matter.
As for Terminator seeds they may as well be, because if you grow second generation GMO seeds saved from the first crop you bought with a license then Monsanto or whoever patented and licensed them will sue your scrawny little ass for intellectual property theft because you don’t actually have a license to grow the saved seeds. They don’t allow it so they sue you and thus end up terminating you and your farm/business. Nice caring corporations protecting their property rights.
Now what part of ‘GMOs are unsafe for human and animal consumption and also a threat to the natural environment and biodiversity’ don’t you get?
Ignore the shills and trolls that come like mafia hit-men with contracts or assassins whenever anyone tells it like it is with GMOs and vaccinations. Cristina – I like your style. Keep tellin’ it like it is and don’t let up.
The solution is simple and the word needs to be passed. Don’t wait for any laws to come. Just tell people, if the product is not labeled as Non-GMO and/or organic, DO NOT PURCHASE. Ask the store managers to swap the GMO for Non-GMO.
Let consumer demand drive this. Retailers and businesses are not going to like dropping sales and they’ll be forced to give us what we want. That is, if they want to stay in business.
If it says”natural” anywhere on the package it’s contaminated with GMOs. The words “NATURAL” ingredients mean exactly the same as GMO Ingredients. Natural=GMO. The bio-tech (genocide) companies are out to poison the people and they will continue to push their murderous agenda on the citizens of this country as they possibly can. Remember this: “Natural ingredients NOW MEANS GMO INGREDIENTS. Buy only organic and Non-gmo verified foods as much an you can. Again, “Natural ingredients is the same as GMO ingredients. Plain and simple!