Daisy Luther ~ Monsanto Declares A Sneaky Social Media War Against Protesters

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Gillian

 

 

One of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of the grass roots food freedom fight is social media. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and many more networks allow people to instantly connect and provide a platform for information to be passed on exponentially. Facebook and Google are the two biggest websites in the entire world, and their reach is nearly unlimited.

 

Last week, the Monsanto Company made it very clear that they were under the gun via social media, and they went on the defense, weakly claiming that those who object with their toxic seeds and deadly farming methods were “elitist,” thereby attempting to undermine us as snobbish people who don’t see the big picture and who don’t care about world hunger.

 

This week, they’ve upped their game. Mysterious things have been occurring on the social networks: posts have disappeared, some posts are hidden from the timelines of readers, and trolls abound on pages promoting this weekend’s March Against Monsanto, happening worldwide on May 25.

 

Like any cornered rat, the leviathan seed company can see the very large threat coming their way, and it appears that they are pulling out all the stops to fight as dirty as they can. But the movement against the company is so powerful, that despite paid-off politicians and billions of dollars in the war chest, Monsanto knows that they’ve been outmatched. What we’re seeing now are the last, desperate attempts to keep the general public from learning about the man-made global disaster that was created by Monsanto.

 

 

On my own page, I found an interesting anomaly. I posted this yesterday:

 

My children’s first protest march!!!  Any ideas for our signs? Everything you need to know and more about the March Against Monsanto. Don’t forget to subscribe to our email updates while you’re there: http://bit.ly/106qja“

 

1Like ·  · Share  67 people saw this post

The thing that was very strange about this is that, at the bottom, you can see, it only got 67 views nearly 14 hours after I posted it. The posts that I shared above and below it all had hundreds of views. I asked some friends to check their timelines, and this particular post did not show up. They had to actually go to the page and look for it to find it tucked in near the bottom.

If I hadn’t heard from Tami Canal, the driving force behind the March Against Monsanto’s Facebook page, I would have thought it was merely a fluke. But mysterious things have been happening there as well.

“Events are disappearing, posts are being put on city event pages that say events are cancelled. In no way, shape or form, has ANY event been cancelled. I believe Monsanto is behind this. Some of the people on the page that are commenting have newly made profiles and seemingly these profiles were made strictly to cause problems and get a rise out of our participants on the page.”

Monsanto has openly carried on an internet war with anti-GMO activists for years. Back in 2002, Jay Byrne, the former director of Monsanto’s Internet outreach, had some advice for colleagues:

“…’think of the Internet as a weapon on the table. Either you pick it up or your competitor does, but somebody is going to get killed.’

While he was working for Monsanto, Byrne told the internet newsletter Wow that he “spends his time and effort participating” in web discussions about biotech. He singled out the site AgBioWorld, where he “ensures his company gets proper play”. AgBioWorld is the site on which “Andura Smetacek” launched her campaign.

The biotech companies know that they will never conquer new markets while activists are able to expose the way their operations damage food security and consumer choice. ” (source)

The Monsanto Company’s current overt tactics are to try and polish their very tarnished image by portraying themselves as do-gooders set on feeding the world, while painting anti-GMO protesters as uncaring, selfish individuals that haven’t given hungry Third World residents a passing thought. Less overt are these guerrilla internet shills, causing divisiveness in the movement by starting arguments on forums and in comment threads on social media, and outright passing on misinformation.

Unfortunately, Facebook seems to have the back of the trolls. Occupy Monsanto‘s page was actually banned for three days when the owner publicly outed an abusive PM from a troll. The person who wrote the letter faced no repercussions from Facebook. Other anti-GMO activists have announced that their posts have been hidden or otherwise censored, just like mine was.

Despite the rumors started that events for this Saturday’s March Against Monsanto have been cancelled, or that times have been changed, this is absolutely untrue. Canal reiterated, “In no way, shape or form, has ANY event been cancelled.” If you are planning to go to an event, rest assured, the events will go on as planned, despite the sneaky tactics of a desperate company.

Keep calm and don’t allow yourself to be provoked on Saturday. Anti-GMO activists are on the side of “good” in this battle, so it’s important to keep to the high road. Expect the presence of agent provocateurs, lots of law enforcement, and devious tactics to try to discredit the movement. The keys to successful resistance are unity, information, and public perception.

According to an article on Natural Society, Monsanto has allied with the notorious mercenary security group, Blackwater (now known as Academi) in the fight against anti-GMO protesters:
==Monsanto and Blackwater are indeed working together to target anti-Monsanto activists and organizations. Known as far back as 2010, it was unveiled that Blackwater’s client list included Monsanto, Chevron, Walt Disney and many more. According to documents obtained by Scahill, it was also revealed that Monsanto was willing to pay upwards of $500,000 in order for Blackwater to join anti-Monsanto activist groups and infiltrate the ranks. Furthermore, a number of internet-based tactics could be utilized as incognito PR for Monsanto, who undoubtedly knew opposition would mount against their GMO crops as more individuals became aware of the dangers.

Don’t expect Monsanto to play fair. Tami Canal doesn’t.

“I’m not really surprised by Monsanto and their tactics….their bottom line is at stake and as they have demonstrated time and again, profit is their main objective at any expense, whether it be humanity or the environment. I encourage our participants to remain peaceful on Saturday. Do not let the paid shills entice you to violence. March Against Monsanto is a peaceful campaign and our voices will resonate much more loudly if we remain calm.”

Saturday promises to be one of the biggest worldwide protests that has ever taken place, with over two million people signed up to attend marches all over the globe. My children and I will absolutely be taking part in the historic event. Make a sign and join in – there is sure to be a March near you!

 

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Conneticut Passes GMO Labeling Bill

Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act

By Senator Jeff Merkley (Contact)

To be delivered to: The United States Senate

Sign Here

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http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/repeal-the-monsanto-protecti-3?source=mo&id=68161-25666646-TCNF5lx

 

Petition Statement

Written anonymously and passed in secret, the Monsanto Protection Act allows agri-business to ignore court orders blocking the sale of genetically-engineered seeds.

I support the repeal of this outrageous special interest provision – and demand a public vote in the U.S. Senate.

Petition Background

It’s one of the most outrageous special interest provisions in years.

Written anonymously, the Monsanto Protection Act allows corporations to sell genetically-modified seeds even when federal courts have blocked them from doing so.

Think about that: We have a process for making sure that genetically-modified seeds aren’t sold, planted and grown until we know that they don’t pose a threat to other crops or to humans.

The Monsanto Protection Act overrides that process. It lets Monsanto and others ignore a court order designed to protect other farmers, the environment, and human health.

That’s just wrong.

And even worse, the Monsanto Protection Act was passed in secret, stuffed quietly into the budget bill that averted a government shutdown.

That’s why I’ve proposed an amendment to the Farm Bill that would repeal the Monsanto Protection Act. Please join me – and demand a vote in the U.S. Senate that would end this outrageous special interest override of judicial decisions.

Senator Jeff Merkley

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There are currently 31,519 signatures

 

NEW goal – We need 40,000 signatures

 

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Genetically-modified humans are already walking among us

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 by: Ethan A. Huff

(NaturalNews) An undated article discussing the invention of genetically-modified (GM) human beings that was published by the U.K.’s DailyMail at least 10 years ago is gaining fresh attention from the online community these days. And even though the heinous practice, which is known as cytoplasmic transfer, is technically illegal in the U.S., the current regulatory framework offers little in the way of enforcement capacity against those that breach this moratorium.

Because the DailyMail article is not dated, some have mistakenly taken it to be current, and have adopted the position that GM babies may potentially become the next big thing in reproductive medicine. But it appears as though this is not actually the case, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) apparently banned this form of genetic manipulation back in the early 2000s after declaring it to be under its regulatory jurisdiction.

According to the original DailyMail article, Jacques Cohen, a former employee at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Science of Saint Barnabas in New Jersey, came up with a way to blend the genes of multiple mothers into a single egg that can then be fertilized with sperm from a male. The end product is a child with a genetic blueprint from three different parents, a process of human manipulation known as “germline” alteration.

This unscrupulous discovery, which only further taints the natural order of life with man-made genetic modifications, reportedly led to the development of at least 15 GM babies at that time, which are presumably still alive and now progressing through their adolescent years. And according to the original report, any children born to these GM individuals will also bear these modified GM traits, as they are inherently passed down from generation to generation.

“The fact that the children have inherited the extra genes and incorporated them into their ‘germline’ means that they will, in turn, be able to pass them on to their own offspring,” wrote Michael Hanlon for the Daily Mail back at that time. “Altering the human germline – in effect tinkering with the very make-up of our species – is a technique shunned by the vast majority of the world’s scientists.”

GM babies are a ‘biological product,’ which puts them under FDA jurisdiction

This is admittedly a very frightening development, as it has the potential to unleash untold horrors on the human genome. But what is not clear from the original DailyMail article is when it was actually written, and if the procedure is still taking place today. As explained in a later paper published by the Washington Monthly in 2002, it appears as though GM babies did not necessarily take off as some believe, and this is due to FDA prohibitions.

“Since 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has argued that genetically manipulated embryos are a ‘biological product,’ and therefore subject to regulation, just like medical devices and drugs,” wrote Shannon Brownlee for the Washington Monthly. “FDA sent warning letters to six fertility centers threatening ‘enforcement action,’ and asserting its regulatory power over ‘therapy involving the transfer of genetic material by means other than the union of [sperm and egg]‘.”

But some of the biotechnologists working in the field have since challenged the FDA’s authority on the matter, arguing that the agency’s perceived dominance is “a stretch.” Does this mean that GM babies will soon become mainstream? It is difficult to say, but at this time, there does not appear to be any clinics in the U.S. actively performing such procedures in violation of the FDA’s orders.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/040348_GM_babies_FDA_human_genome.html#ixzz2TiVcKdTm

Note: From what I’ve observed over the last 8 yrs while exploring the dark trenches of the rabbit hole, much worse than this has been going on in underground bases and black ops projects for decades ~ if not longer. As far back as the 1930′s Nazi scientists were doing genetic experiments, these were the same men taken in by Project Paperclip after WW II. Quite a few people have talked about horrific genetic experimentation “gone bad” resulting in disfigured half-human, half-?? creatures, some of which have been let loose or escaped into the wild in So. America. Humanity is definitely ready to hit the reset point. If you watched the movie Solar Revolution, scientist astronomers expect Earth to get slammed with a massive wave of unknown energy this year. Respected scientist Paul LaViolette has also been talking about an energetic “wave” coming from the galactic core for several years. Whatever direction it comes from, metaphysicians believe Earth is scheduled for massive wave that will impact consciousness in a beneficially Divine manner…lets hope so.

Worldwide ‘March Against Monsanto’ Protests Planned for May 25th

by Anthony Gucciardi
May 9th, 2013

Countless individuals will soon assemble in small and large groups around the nation and the globe alike in protest against Monsanto’s genetic manipulation of the food supply. Organized under the May 25th movement known as the ‘March on Monsanto’, the massive new rally reveals how the grassroots public has truly had enough of Monsanto’s monopoly on the many staple crops that have quickly been sucked into Monsanto’s genetically modified tycoon.

It’s virtually impossible these days to enter a grocery store, even one bearing the title of ‘natural’, and not encounter at least a few items that contain genetically modified ingredients. And for quite some time, this fact was not even known to the large majority of the United States public. Many simply did not even know what a GMO was, or what it could potentially do to their bodies (or the bodies of the children who they were feeding with genetically engineered processed food).

This, of course, stems from the fact that the FDA and Monsanto have decided that you aren’t allowed to know if your food contains GMOs. Even despite the fact that peer-reviewed research has pegged Monsanto’s best selling herbicide Roundup (which is a key part of Monsanto’s Roundup-ready GMO crops) to around 37 associated diseases, the FDA says it’s perfectly safe. So safe that it’s not even necessary to label in your food. So very safe that the only study that ever examined how Roundup and GMOs affect rats throughout their lifetime found that the rats developed tumors so large that it impacted their very ability to move.

It’s madness that has been identified for a long time by alternative news writers and readers, but thanks to the success of Prop 37 and other initiatives it has now hit the general public — and they’re not happy.

The Grassroots Will End Monsanto

Now enter campaigns like the March on Monsanto, which is slated to happen around the world on May 25th. It’s a grassroots event that has turned into a major organized movement thanks to countless local activists. The event is going on in major cities like San Diego and New York City, to small towns and even rural areas. It’s all being organized online via an open Google Document, where you can find the protest nearest to you and be a part of it. There’s also many open slots for organizers and speakers, so if you’re interested in that be sure to check that out as well.

The beauty of these events is that they are really the most effective at taking down any type of corrupt entity, as the grassroots aspect just empowers so many individuals without an underlying motivation for profits or anything of that sort. It really just comes down to people who want to eat real food and not some junk that’s spliced with the genetics of a spider. Or more importantly, the few people who understand that if we don’t stop genetically modified organisms today, they will develop technologically into what’s known as things like ‘biopharmaceutical‘ crops tomorrow.

I’ve said this back in 2011 and 2012, and I really do believe the grassroots will destroy Monsanto within the next 3-4 years (at most). The company has gotten away with Agent Orange and the hundreds of thousands of deaths from that, it has gotten away with horrendous pollution dumps, it has truly gotten away with so much that the average ‘small business’ (a business that isn’t in bed with the government agencies policing it) would never be able to. And the people aren’t having it anymore.

Checkout March Against Monsanto and head to a local event. Hand out some printed articles on GMOs from NaturalSociety or elsewhere, and just try and spread the word in a kind and inviting way to the general public.

Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/worldwide-march-against-monsanto-protests-planned-for-may-25th/#ixzz2TXpsCxEX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU_R9bs-O9s

 

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Join the global March Against Monsanto on May 25th, as 286 cities rise up against corporate evil

Tuesday, May 07, 2013
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger

(NaturalNews) A popular revolt against corporate fascism is under way across the planet. Simultaneously spanning 286 cities across the planet, the March Against Monsanto on May 25th aims to spotlight the crimes against nature, farmers and food consumers currently being pursued by Monsanto, a company widely believed to be the “most evil corporation” on the planet.

Marches are already planned in hundreds of cities across the planet. Click here to find the march nearest you.

Or, if you wish, start your own March Against Monsanto in your local town. Click here to get started.

The official page of this event is:
http://occupy-monsanto.com/march-against-monsanto-may-25-2013/

And the Facebook page for the March Against Monsanto is found at:
http://www.facebook.com/MarchAgainstMonstanto?fref=ts

Keep it peaceful

I will be joining the march in Austin, Texas to help voice opposition to the incredible evils being routinely carried out by Monsanto (working in conspiracy with the USDA).

For the record, this is a non-violent march so please do not bring pistols or rifles to the event. Please behave with civility so that your message is heard with credibility.

If the march is attacked by police, do your best to get it on film so that lawsuits can be filed against the municipal police departments who initiate such behavior. Any police officers who oppress or physically attack peaceful protesters will be publicly named and shamed across the internet.

Be warned that provocateurs will likely be hired to join the crowd and attempt to initiate violence in order to discredit all activists. DO NOT be suckered into anyone who approaches you and says something like, “Hey, we should throw smoke bombs into the capitol building” or other such nonsense. They are probably working for the FBI and trying to get you to commit felony crimes so they can crack down on the entire march. The FBI routinely plots false flag attacks across the USA in order to say it’s “stopping terrorism.”

This is how the real world works, folks. How do you think Monsanto got into a position of such power in the first place? Don’t be naive. Be smart. Be peaceful but above all be heard. And don’t be suckered into taking part in violence.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/040232_March_Against_Monsanto_popular_revolt_cities.html#ixzz2ShtiOJg0

 

Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn Fields

Way to go Hungary..woot, woot!!

 

February 10, 2012 | 

Posted by: True Activist

 

Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, according to Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar. Unlike many European Union countries, Hungary is a nation where genetically modified (GM) seeds are banned. In a similar stance against GM ingredients, Peru has also passed a 10 year ban on GM foods.

 

Planetsave reports:

 

Almost 1000 acres of maize found to have been ground with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary, deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, said Lajos Bognar, but pollen has not spread from the maize, he added.

 

Unlike several EU members, GMO seeds are banned in Hungary. The checks will continue despite the fact that seek traders are obliged to make sure that their products are GMO free, Bognar said.

 

During the invesigation, controllers have found Pioneer Monsanto products among the seeds planted.

 

The free movement of goods within the EU means that authorities will not investigate how the seeds arrived in Hungary, but they will check where the goods can be found, Bognar said. Regional public radio reported that the two biggest international seed producing companies are affected in the matter and GMO seeds could have been sown on up to the thousands of hectares in the country. Most of the local farmers have complained since they just discovered they were using GMO seeds.

 

With season already under way, it is too late to sow new seeds, so this year’s harvest has been lost.

 

And to make things even worse for the farmers, the company that distributed the seeds in Baranya county is under liquidation. Therefore, if any compensation is paid by the international seed producers, the money will be paid primarily to that company’s creditors, rather than the farmers.

http://www.trueactivist.com/hungary-destroys-all-monsanto-gmo-corn-fields/

 

Monsanto -Nestle Patent Human Breast Milk

 

May 6, 2012/ Jan. 4, 2013
Human breast milk is produced by the human female body which is a source of important nutrition for future generations, or is it? Not any more.

” Hey that’s my moms milk, that’s my milk — not Monsanto’s!! “

Under the US Patent Office, which has granted patents to natural seeds to Monsanto Corporation, now comes a new patent on human breast milk!! Sounds absurd doesn’t it but then again look at the US Patent Office and check their previous wealth of patents granted to Monsanto, Dow, Nestle and other corporations with deep pockets.
Human Breast Milk is Now under a Nestle Monsanto Patent:
Human breast milk is called colostrum, which has the main function of protecting the babies intestines, nourishment and until it’s own immune system can grow and function properly.
Similar to a bird feeding its own youngsters, the parent bird digests the food then offers it to it’s young by it’s own throat. This is a natural feeding process, that does not require any human involvement other than the mother and her baby.

A woman produces a host of beneficial ingredients such as proteins and antibodies (immune system protection) that is passed on to the baby. If she chooses the most organic foods then her breast milk will be of higher quality with less chemicals passed on to her child.
Follow the Progress of Un-natural Patents on Nature and Now Humans
If you follow this history of corporations obtaining “patents” on natural seeds that produce organic, natural foods and turning them into corporate owned plants, this is just the beginning of a take over of nature both plants and humans.
This is the beginning of Monsanto’s world domination as: the God of Seeds and Food for mankind which is their goal, total world domination of Food.
The second instance is the FDA’s claim that human stem cells are now classified as “Drugs” under their control. This means the FDA controls what you can and cannot do with your own stem cells and they are illegally doing this to gain control of what you can and cannot do with your own stem cells.
Human breast milk also contains human made:
Proteins
Lactose
Oligosaccharides
Carbohydrates
Triglycerides
Fat- human milk fat-( the beneficial kind)
Oleic Acid which forms Hamlet that kills tumor cells
Hamlet is Human Alfa-Lactalbumin made Lethal to Tumor Cells
Lipids
Vaccenic acid
Conjugated linoleum acid (CLA’s)
Breast feeding babies with oleic acid actually prevents the babies from getting cancer. It is an anti-cancer substance that belongs to the human mother to pass on to her child.  Human Breast Milk actually programs cancer cells to die. The genetic material in human milk cannot be patented for corporate profits no matter what the claims of these companies may be to support their numerous patents.
Currently, there are 2,000 patents on human milk components.
Women own their breasts and they own the milk they produce not the US government. Human beings own their stem cells, the fluids they produce and to grant a corporation any patents that involve human milk is just plain insanity. It would amount to a corporation owning sperm from men.
The fact that these ingredients are made by the human body, for another human body any inference that they can be “owned” is total or in part by a corporate entity is totally outrageous.
This patent would render women in to a form of ownership by a corporation sanctioned by the US government through it’s patent office. Corporations are claiming ownership of human bodies!
! If the public is not aware of what the implications are for our own health, our freedom, our children’s health, future generations and ownership of our own genes they will not stand for it.
To patent a human product into a corporate “owned” patent on that product is ludicrous and should never be granted. Some scientists can’t wait to claim they own soil, air, water and whatever is left, but count human milk as not belonging to human life any longer. it is corporate owned.
Human anti-bodies man or women made will belong to a corporation and your stem cells will belong to the Food and Drug Administration. What is in the future of human breast milk, will they manufacture a breast milk with vaccines and force all mothers to use it, combined with cows bovine milk?
Will governments control all parts of the human body, will we let them is the question as science becomes the fictional creation of artificial life in a bottle. Where will it end, and why isn’t the “cure” of diseases like cancer ever cured.
It appears corporations and science is looking for profitable ventures involving using human DNA to turn a profit any possible way claiming ownership using human life.
The truth of what is happening to our food supply and what we know already, for Nestle to convert one person’s human milk to give to another baby isn’t exactly ethical or safe.
The patent is: Number 8012509
Mother: You are Now Patented.
More information on the Topic
Nestle Loves Breast Milk
U.S. Patent Office
We searched for patent number 8012509 with no results shown.
Patents Found are Called:
Milk Fractions and Milk Preparations for Treating and/or Preventing COX-2 Mediated Diseases
Filed: Sept 13, 2004 issued Date Sept 6, 2011
Documents:
Patent No: US 8,012,509 B 2
Date of Patent: Sept. 6, 2011
One of the four pages refers to Buffalo milk. Now we know how scientists like to mix animal hormones and produce a drug for human consumption that has had disastrous effects such as the HRT Prempro drugs.(made from horses’ urine). Those drugs used urine from horses to produce a Hormone Replacement Pill for menopausal women. The science was deadly and killed many thousands of women, induced breast cancer and caused heart attacks and blood clots.
Perhaps Monsanto and Nestle will come out with an “Industrial Pink Slime Milk” in the name of helping impoverished countries and snake oil salesman Bill Gates will do the promo con job on the world.

In Figure 1 – The Skim Milk Refers to Human Mothers Milk that has been skimmed.

Figure 2: Buffalo Milk, giving new born babies -Animal milk instead of mothers milk?

Look at the History of Monsanto and Milk

 

The fight against Monsanto – Seattle natural grocer supporting GMO labeling

Friday, April 26, 2013

by: Chris Sumbs

(NaturalNews) Seattle natural grocer PCC Natural Markets is ready to stand up against Monsanto and other genetically modified organism (GMO) food producers. PCC has joined the fight to force food companies to label products that include genetically modified organisms, a practice found in much of Europe and in Australia, China and Japan.

The Seattle-based grocery chain said it will spend $100,000 to help collect signatures in support of legislative Initiative 522, which would require labeling in Washington of food with GMOs. The company also has launched an in-store signature-gathering campaign.

If lawmakers do not enact the initiative as law in some form – and they usually don’t – it would go before voters in November 2013.

Consumers want to know what’s in their food

Polls consistently show that the vast majority of the public, between 75 and 93 percent, wants to know if their food was produced using genetic engineering. Without disclosure, consumers of genetically engineered food unknowingly may violate their own dietary and religious restrictions.

Genetically engineered foods are not proven safe and the long-term health risks on humans have not been investigated adequately. Accumulating research has prompted a growing number of countries to require mandatory labeling.

Monsanto and others spending “millions” to prevent GMO labeling

Agribusiness giant Monsanto and others have spent more than $32 million to oppose a similar measure on the California ballot this fall. That’s $10 million more than Seattle-based Costco Wholesale spent to support a successful liquor-privatization initiative in Washington in November 2011!

“Don’t make any mistake, this is chemical companies” opposing labeling, said Trudy Bialic, director of public affairs at PCC. “It’s the same people who brought us Agent Orange, DDT and PCBs, and they’re saying now, ‘Trust us with your food.’ And people are saying, ‘No, we want to know what’s in it.’”

Opponents of I-522 say state labeling requirements are unnecessary and would become expensive for food companies and ultimately consumers, particularly if states pass varying laws.

GMOs already in much of the US food supply

Much of the U.S. food supply already contains genetically modified ingredients.
More than half of the corn and soybeans grown in this country come from genetically modified seeds. This basically means DNA was taken from one species and inserted into the DNA of another to create a particular type of plant, such as higher-yielding corn or a redder tomato.

GMOs raise health concerns, in part because the inserted DNA sometimes comes from animals, bacteria and viruses, not plants. They also dislike that GMO plants can cross-pollinate onto non-GMO farms, creating crops that are genetically modified even though farmers may not want them to be and may have trouble marketing them.

At the consumer level, requiring foods that contain genetically modified ingredients to be labeled as such is paramount to keeping the consumer informed about what they eat and affording them the opportunity to make decisions on their own if they want to avoid GMOs in their food.

Sources for this article include:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019309149_pccgmo01.html

http://www.labelitwa.org/

http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com

www.gmofreeoregon.org

www.labelgmos.org

About the author:
Chris Sumbs is a natural health activist and enjoys writing about the natural lifestyle and healing benefits of holistic remedies. Visit his website www.undergroundhealth.com for more great articles on these topics. You can also shop for thousands holistic remedies in the Underground Health Natural Health Store or visit the Underground Health Facebook Page.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/040087_GMO_labeling_Monsanto_consumer_awareness.html#ixzz2RjOlWNGY