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Make GMO Labeling Mandatory
Make GMO Labeling Mandatory.
By all means, it is time to get this done!
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Date: 6/5/2011 9:36:00 PM ( 13 y ) ... viewed 1026 times
Make GMO Labeling Mandatory
http://www.facebook.com/no2gmo
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Make GMO Labeling Mandatory
More about the Organic Trade Association scandal (OTA). A majority of the "board" has sold out to the GMO pushers and some are pushers themselves. No wonder the USA is one of the few countries in the educated world that does not label GMOs. Rats are in the silo and we need to run them out! This is key to getting GMOs labeled. The OTA board need refurbished.
Charges of Corruption Taint Organic Trade Association
http://www.organicconsumers.org
Charges of Corruption Taint Organic Trade Association A new short film claims that the board of the Organic Trade Association (OTA) is undermining the ethic of of the organic movement. The film, embedded below, was released by an anonymous person or group called Organic Spies, suggests that at least
Yesterday at 5:19am · Like · · Share
Leslie Goldman There is no scandal here with OTA. Much disinformation being put out. Look deeper and ready the Plant Your Dream Blog. Google, I stand with you for mandatory GMO labeling. Good work here.
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Make GMO Labeling Mandatory:
Time will tell about that. Many on the OTA board are officers in companies that are very big GMO producers. OTA has done nothing to stop the spread of GMOs. The OCA and organic spies are rattling the box and we will see what falls out.
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7:35 pm
June 5, 2011
YOU SAY
OTA has done nothing to stop the sread of GMO's.
THIS IS NOT MY EXPERIENCE.
I have deeply been involved in the deregulation of Alfalfa issue.
Christine Bushway's name, their ex director is the first name on the
list to the USDA when the Organic Industry responded
in this letter:
CHECK OUT THE WE STAND UNITED PAGE
LETTER REPRINTED ON THE BOTTOM OF
THIS PLANT YOUR DREAM BLOG
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=179363872099481
FOUND THIS HERE
http://www.facebook.com/NOtogmos?sk=wall
BY BILL NUNES
OTA policy always favors "industrial organic" and import/export of industrial organic products. Not a friend of small, local organic farmers or production at all. But these accusations go far beyond. Makers of organic products who support/donate to GMO supporters are obviously seeking profits and not supporting organics.
Friday at 8:16pm · Like
LESLIE RESPONDS
Bill, I have been following this issue the last few days heavily. I would appreciate some specific links to help me understand what you are saying about the OTA favoring Industrial Organic. This has not been my experience with OTA, but I am for some links. Thanks, Leslie
SENT BILL A MESSAGE
http://www.organicitsworthit.org/
THIS IS THE OTA CONSUMER SITE
It is all about everyone gardening organic
on small as well as large scale.
Very interested to hear more from those who
know things about OTA I do not know.
I have been admiring this org for ten years or more,
and done some volunteer work for them.
Leslie
WE STAND UNITED IN OPPOSITION TO GE ALFALFA
by Organic Valley on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 1:26pm
We stand united in opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to once again allow unlimited, nationwide commercial planting of Monsanto's genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa, despite the many risks to organic and conventional farmers.
Last spring more than 200,000 people submitted comments to the USDA highly critical of the substance and conclusions of its draft EIS on GE Alfalfa. Instead of responding to these comments and concerns, including expert comments from farmers, scientists, academics, conservationists, and food safety and consumer advocates, the USDA has chosen instead to listen to a handful of agricultural biotechnology companies.
USDA's decision to allow unlimited, nationwide commercial planting of Monsanto's GE Roundup Ready alfalfa without any restrictions flies in the face of the interests of conventional and organic farmers, preservation of the environment, and consumer choice. USDA has become a rogue agency in its regulation of biotech crops and its decision to appease the few companies who seek to benefit from this technology comes despite increasing evidence that GE alfalfa will threaten the rights of American farmers and consumers, as well as damage the environment.
The Center for Food Safety will be suing on this decision.
In the coming months, we will be seeing USDA proposals to allow unrestricted plantings of GE sugar beets, and GE corn and soy crops designed to resist toxic pesticides, such as 2-4D and Dicamba, highly toxic pesticides that pose a serious threat to our health and the environment. To win these critical and difficult battles, the entire organic community, and our allies in the conventional food and farming community, will have to work together.
Now is the time to unite in action. We need to work together to restore sanity to our food system, stop the deregulation of GE crops and join together against the forces that are seeking to silence hundreds of thousands of Americans.
As we move forward, we are united in opposing genetically engineered organisms in food production and believe that pressure to stop the proliferation of this contaminating technology must be focused on the White House and Congress. The companies responsible for this situation are the biotech companies whose GE technology causes genetic drift and environmental hazards that are not contained as the deregulation of genetically engineered alfalfa goes forward. The organic community stands together with consumer, farmer, environmental and business interests to ensure practices that are protective of health and the environment.
We urge you to join us today. Sign up to receive action alerts:
http://cfs.convio.net/site/PageNavigator/Register
Consider making a donation to the legal effort ahead:
https://secure3.convio.net/cfs/site/Donation2?1311.donation=form1&df_id=1311&...
Let the White House know that you do not support the deregulation of GE alfalfa:
http://ota.capwiz.com/ota/issues/alert/?alertid=24747501
Sincerely,
Christine Bushway, Organic Trade Association
Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides
Michael Funk, United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI)
Elizabeth Henderson, NOFA Interstate Council
Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm
Liana Hoodes, National Organic Coalition
Kristina Hubbard, Organic Seed Alliance
Faye Jones, Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service
Robby Kenner, Robert Kenner Films
Andrew Kimbrell, Center for Food Safety
Russell Libby, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA)
Ed Maltby, Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA)
Robyn O’Brien, Allergy Kids
Keith Olcott, Equal Exchange
Michael Pollan, Author
Maria Rodale, Rodale Inc.
Eric Schlosser, Author
Robynn Schrader, National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA)
Corinne Shindelar, Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA)
George Siemon, Organic Valley
Michael Sligh, Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
Megan Westgate, Non-GMO Project
Maureen Wilmot, Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
Enid Wonnacott, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT)
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