Seed Keepers

[SArjuna@aol.com]

In August, the Center for Food Safety won a significant victory in its legal
strategy to stop dangerous new GMOs when a federal court ruled that the
USDA's approval of Monsanto's genetically engineered "Roundup Ready" sugar
beets was unlawful, concluding that the USDA had failed to conduct an
adequate analysis of the impacts of this crop on farmers and the
environment. The court was particularly concerned that Monsanto's GM sugar
beets could contaminate organic, and other non-GM varieties of beets and
related species. The ruling made Monsanto's GM beets illegal to plant or
sell until the USDA completes a rigorous review of the potential impacts of
the beets to farmers, the environment and the public and makes a new
decision whether to allow commercialization, a process the USDA anticipates
will take until 2012.

Now, under pressure from Monsanto and the sugar industry, the USDA has
proposed to allow the planting of GM beets again beginning next spring, even
though this clearly violates environmental law and the rulings of U.S.
courts - not to mention the right of farmers and consumers to choose
organic, and other non-GM, sugar beets without having to fear contamination.
Tell the USDA its illegal proposal must not be approved!

The USDA's comment period is open only through December 6, 2010, so please
send your comment today!

TakeAction
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cCgjGcfLHpiSrDt0SQl30zfiM8BcaPFj

 Stop GM Sugar Beets! Act Before Dec. 6   Petition URL here.