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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Demand Choice - Demand Labeling
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:30:01 -0700

Demand Choice - Demand Labeling
http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/labeling.html

Currently, at least 46 different genetically engineered foods are being
sold without labeling or pre-market safety testing. These genetically
engineered foods are present in up to 70% of processed food products, from
major soy-based baby formulas to some of the most popular corn chip brands,
found in supermarket shelves every day.

Because of the FDA's failure to require labeling, millions of American
infants, children and adults are consuming genetically engineered products
each day without their knowledge or concent. Individuals with ethical or
religious dietary principles are unknowingly eating foods which contain
genes from other species. And those with food allergies have no way of
knowing whether they are eating genetically engineered foods with
potentially new allergens. Parents have been denied the basic right to know
what they are feeding their children. The government's current failure to
require the pre-market safety testing of genetically engineered foods
raises serious concerns about the health impacts of these novel foods. Even
the FDA's own scientists have stated that "undesirable efects such as
increased levels of known naturally occurring toxicants, appearance of new,
not previously identified toxicants, increased capability of concentrating
toxic substances from the environment (e.g., pesticides or heavy metals),
and undesirable alterations in the levels of nutrients may escape [plant]
breeders attention unless genetically engineered plants are evaluated
specifically for these changes." Yet, the agency requires no mandatory
safety testing before a genetically engineered food comes to market, and NO
labels once they are on the market to allow American consumers a choice!

What Can You Do?

Support HR 2916 The Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced new legislation to label
genetically engineered foods in July 2003. Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) is
also expected to introduce it into the Senate by the end of this year.

Take Action! Write to your representative and ask them to co-sponsor bill
HR 2916, the "Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act."

For further information on product labeling, please visit the Campaign to
Label Genetically Engineered Foods (www.thecampaign.org)






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