President Obama Reminded of 2007 Campaign Pledge to Label GMO Foods

Four U.S. Lawmakers Support Over 200 Food Companies and Others With Letter Delivered to Obama

 

 

On January 16, 2014, with the support of four U.S. lawmakers, more than 200 food companies, organic farming groups, health and environmental organizations and other groups, in a letter addressed to U.S. President Obama, urged labeling of food products containing genetically engineered ingredients. 

 

A Campaign Promise Reminder

 

The letter reminded Obama that as he campaigned in Iowa in 2007, he had promised to work toward labeling GMO foods.

 

 

Major Organizational Advocates

 

 

Organizations signing the letter included:

 

• Ben & Jerry's--the ice cream maker
• Nature's Path--the cereal maker
• Stonyfield Farms--maker of yogurt
• Consumer Federation of America
• Other environmental and health organizations

 

Lawmaker Supporters

 

Four Democratic U.S. lawmakers held a press conference to endorse the call to Obama for mandatory labeling:

 

• U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, Oregon
• U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
• U.S. Representative Ann McLane Kuster, New Hampshire
• U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, Maine

 

Hear the Call, President Obama!

 

Choose Either

 

GMO Money

 

or

 

Our Nation's Health!

 

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Huge Growth Predicted for Organic Products

Swiss Bank UBS and Goldman Sachs Pleased

 

 

UBS, the Swiss bank that manages the world's largest private wealth assets ($2.2 trillion) predicts that natural and organic product sales could increase 10 percent a year during the next decade.

 

Noting that the U.S. market is still in the early stages of adoption to truly natural and organic products, the analysts stated:

 

We are still at the beginning stages of mass-market adoption.



 

 A Boost for U.S. Major Organic Food Retailers

 

 

Analysts from both UBS and U.S.-based Goldman Sachs are pleased to see Sprouts Farmers Markets heading toward as much as a 12 percent growth over the coming 15 years. 

 

Whole Foods and Trader's Joe, like Sprouts, are seen as top performers in the natural foods market.

 

Health Enthusiast Gloats

 

 

Nick Meyer of  Alt Health Works gleefully states:

 

 

Organic Food Market Growing Globally Despite Government  GMO Push

 

While it may be easy to get discouraged at news of Monsanto loopholes, government collusion, new genetically modified organisms (crops), and chemical companies' political influence, these new predictions combined with recent global trends are extremely encouraging.

 

The message is loud and clear:

 

 

Hang in there:

 

because

 

things really are changing.

 

 

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Consult:  http://humansarefree.com/2013/10/analysts-predict-huge-growth-for.html

Labeling Food Organic--What's the Problem?

Identify What's Good and What's Bad!

 

In some areas of our life, we've reached a consensus that certain things are bad, dangerous, and to be avoided.  Society throughout the world recognizes that drivers approaching railroad tracks should be warned!  In many countries, if not most, signs warn vehicular drivers on roads of speed limits and other possible dangers, for example, "Deer Crossing"!

 

In the U.S., advertisements for prescription drugs bombard TV viewers with lengthy warnings of possible side effects to be aware of.  "If you take this drug and have one of these abnormal reactions, consult your physician immediately!"

 

Yet, despite findings of scientists worldwide of possible dangers from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), despite the fact that the European Union requires labeling of food containing GMOs, in the U.S. the attitude of lawmakers is "Let the chemical and pharmaceutical interests make their money, to Hell with the health of our people!  Besides we want to get reelected and we need those corporate contributions!"

 

Money Trumps Health!

 

No railway organizations (privately or publicly owned) could ever conceive of demolishing railroad crossing signs, because they're so patently needed.  Likewise, no auto or truck manufacturers would be so foolish as to obstruct governments from putting up roadway warnings.

 

However, because obscene sums of money are to be made adding chemicals to foodstuffs, and societies' legislators continue to permit corporate money to influence lawmakers--and it's in the nature of the beast to want always to get reelected!--money to those in power inevitably trumps good sense and the health of all.

 

Furthermore, laws such as those in the U.S. that grant personhood to corporations, giving them equal rights with individuals, allow multinational chemical and pharmaceutical corporations to trample on individual human beings throughout the world.  Again, to Hell with health!  Money, money, money, is all we care about!