BOYCOTT THEM: Pepsi, Nestle, Coca Cola Revealed as Big Money Behind GMO Labeling Fight. October 23, 2013 www.blacklistednews.com Source: Common Dreams In Washington state battle, pro-GMO lobbyists forced to expose illegally hidden donors (Cornucopia Institute)Following ongoing legal pressure from campaign groups and the Washington State Attorney General's office, pro-GMO trade group the Grocery Manufacturers Association released a listof high rolling donors to their campaign aimed at blocking GMO labeling in the state.
As was expected, major food corporations and GMO users such as PepsiCo, Nestle USA, The Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills, among many others, had secretly donated millions of dollars to the GMA campaign to stop Washington Initiative 522, which would require the labeling of all products containing GMOs if passed in November. The state’s Attorney General’s Office and the Grocery Manufacturers Association both announced the deal to disclose the finances early Friday morning, one day after Ferguson filed suit. . • PepsiCo: $1,620,899 • Nestle USA: $1,052,743 • The J.M. Www.avca-sj.org/Almaden_Lake_Position1_2013-11-15.pdf.
The Inside Story On My Visit To Kraft Headquarters. When I boarded the plane in North Carolina to go to Chicago just a few days ago to deliver over 270,000 petitions to Kraft headquarters, I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. Over the course of this week, several media outlets have interviewed me before, during and after my visit to Kraft where they reported bits and pieces of what happened; however, they didn’t share the whole inside story and that is why I want you to know everything that happened that day including everything that led up to the behind-closed-doors conversation I had with Kraft. No April Fool’s Joke On Monday, which happened to be April Fool’s Day, I woke up at 5am to a very chilly morning in Chicago to get ready for a live TV interview on Fox News Chicago. I spent the night before thinking about what I was going to say and preparing for questions.
I headed back to my hotel, where I was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune. Taste Test On The Streets of Chicago Delivering The Petitions We can do this together – I know it. Monsanto and Pepsi trying to stop GMO labeling law in Washington state. Monsanto denies its pesticides behind Argentine health problems. Published time: October 23, 2013 12:13 Edited time: December 24, 2013 16:19 A soybean field in the locality of Perez Millan, 200 km from Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AFP Photo / Daniel Garcia) Monsanto has denied that health problems in Argentina are caused by its pesticides, insisting that its products are safe. It rejects an AP report that it is to blame for an increase in cancer rates and birth defects. Reacting to an AP report investigating the effects of Monsanto products in Argentina, Monsanto called for more government control and attacked the credibility of the research.
"If pesticides are being misused in Argentina, then it is in everyone's best interests – the public, the government, farmers, industry, and Monsanto – that the misuse be stopped," the St. Louis, Missouri-based company said. Monsanto also reiterated that glyphosate – a chemical used in the pesticide Roundup – was proven to be safe. Molecular biologist Dr. McDonald's Won't Be Lovin' This NYC Sidewalk Art Piece by Banksy. Anti-Ronald McDonald art has a long, proud, often vomitous history. Banksy adds to that tradition today, unveiling a menacing Ronald having his giant shoes shined as part of his "Better Out Than In" artist residency on the streets of New York. According to Banksy's site: "A fibreglass replica of Ronald McDonald having his shoes shined by a real live boy.
The sculpture will visit the sidewalk outside a different McDonald's every lunchtime for the next week. Today: South Bronx. " UPDATE: Here's an Instagram video of the first McDonald's visit. McDonald’s McProblem: Why Millennials Are Rejecting the Golden Arches. McDonald's has a weakness, and it's not just its quarter pounder with cheese.
It's 19-to 30-year-olds, otherwise known as "millennials. " They may be young. They may lack CEO status. But as Blockbuster, Kodak, and Blackberry have discovered, millennials' collective preferences can make or break a business. Advertising Age obtained a recent internal memo from McDonald's stating the fast-food giant has failed to make it on millennials' list of top 10 restaurant chains. This could have something to do with millennials subscribing to healthier, more sustainable food chains. It's not surprising that McDonald's is absent on the millennial list, says Dan Schawbel, author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success and managing partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. So here comes the Golden Arches' next attempt: the McWrap—McDonald's' biggest product of the year, as Ad Age reports: The size of the population, for one.
McDonald's isn't getting it all wrong. 14-Year-Old Schools Talk Show Host About the Dangers of GMOs. In today’s food-obsessed culture, a teen with strong convictions about what she eats might not turn many heads. But a 14-year-old in Canada took things a step further, venting her feelings on the dangers of GMOs—in front of millions. On July 31, Rachel Parent went on the popular Canadian talk show The Lang and O’Leary Exchange, where she defended her position in the face of vehement opposition from show host Kevin O’Leary.
Parent argued that consumers should know what’s in their food and that Mother Nature shouldn’t be altered, while O’Leary accused her of being a lobbyist for the anti-GMO movement. The two butted heads on the issue for the duration of show, with O’Leary concluding the segment by insisting that Parent would grow out of her beliefs. What do you think? Is Parent uninformed, or is this a case of truth coming from the mouth of babes? Hungary takes a stand against GMO crops! Hungary has taken a strong stand against biotech corporation Monsanto and their GMO’s. They have burned over 2000 acres of GMO fields within the last 2 years. According to Hungarian deputy secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development, Lajos Bognar, the pollen has not spread from the GM maize onto normal non-transgenic crops.
Bognar also said that the investigation will continue despite the fact that seed traders are obliged to make sure that their products are GMO free. Hungary is a country where GMO seeds are banned, unlike many other EU countries. During the investigation, controllers have found Monsanto products among the seeds planted. It was too late to sow new seeds, so this years harvest was lost. In late May, 2013 another 500 hectares (more than 1200 acres) of GM crops were burned after their discovery in Hungary. The Hungarians were the first to take a forceful position against transgenic seeds in the European Union. Monsanto Distribution network in Hungary: other sources. A Snake With A Single Clawed Foot Has Been Discovered In China. 10 Highly Processed Foods to Avoid. By Lisa, on January 18th, 2013 There are a lot of these “foods to avoid” lists floating around the internet I so was inspired to make a list of my own.
Artificial ingredientsThis includes both synthetic dyes (like FD&C Red No. 40, Tartrazine, or Blue No. 1) and artificial sweeteners (like saccharin, aspartame, or sucralose). When you look at the history of food artificial ingredients haven’t been around all that long, and I don’t know about you, but I am not interested in being the guinea pig here. Plus the fact that artificial dyes require a warning label in many countries outside of the U.S. is enough of a deal breaker for me.Instead: Look for dyes that come from natural sources (like paprika, saffron, or annatto) or forget the coloring all together (it’s only for aesthetics).
When it comes to sweeteners pick those that come from natural sources (like honey, maple syrup, and even sugar) over the artificial stuff, but always consume them in moderation (see #2). Look who’s squealing now: GMO lovers freak over new study of sick pigs. OK, everyone have a seat and take a few deep breaths. Go to your calming place. Ready? Good. Because I’m about to talk about a new study that suggests that eating genetically modified crops might not be the best thing for us. OK, another deep breath. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Tom, didn’t we settle this issue already?” You’ll remember, I’m sure, the recent brouhaha over a French study by scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini that purported to find evidence that a GMO-based diet caused tumors in rats.
So is this new study [PDF], as the critics are already asserting, “L’affaire Seralini” redux? Australian scientists, working with an Iowa farmer and U.S. veterinarians, studied 168 “commercial” piglets as they were raised and fattened for slaughter. The vets who examined the pigs post-mortem didn’t know whether they were looking at an animal raised on GMO feed or not — to preserve the “blind” nature of the study. The results, as reported by Reuters: It's on! Farmers begin suing Monsanto over genetic pollution of wheat crops. (NaturalNews) The next wave of farmer backlash against Monsanto has just been unleashed by Ernest Barnes, a wheat farmer in Morton County, Kansas.
He filed suit this week in the U.S. District Court in Wichita, Kansas, alleging that Monsanto's genetic pollution has financially damaged himself and other farmers. Barnes' case appears to be well supported by the facts: Last week the USDA announced the shock discovery that genetically engineered wheat strains from Monsanto's open-field experiments had escaped and spread into commercial wheat farms. Almost immediately, Japan and South Korea cancelled wheat purchase contracts from the United States, and more cancellations are expected to follow. The more countries reject U.S. wheat due to GMO contamination (genetic pollution), the lower wheat prices will plunge and the more economic damage will be felt by U.S. farmers.
GMO wheat (i.e. "GE wheat") has never been commercially grown in the United States... at least not on purpose. USDA Sticks It to Monsanto and Dow—at Least Temporarily. Back in early 2012, the US Department of Agriculture seemed on the verge of approving new genetically modified crops from agrichemical giants Monsanto and Dow. The two companies were pushing new corn and soy varieties that would respond to the ever-expanding problem of herbicide-tolerant superweeds by bringing more-toxic herbicides into the mix—and likely ramping up the resistance problem, as I explained at length in a post at the time. Even some mainstream ag scientists were alarmed at the coming escalation in the war against weeds. Scientists at Penn State University—not exactly a hotbed of alternative ag thinking—delivered a damning analysis of the novel crops, which would be engineered to withstand not only Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, but also the highly toxic old ones 2,4-D (Dow's version) and Dicamba (Monsanto's).
USDA declared that it has "determined that its regulatory decisions may significantly affect the quality of the human environment. " Tell Congress to Stop GE Salmon. Subject: Support the PEGASUS Act I am writing to urge your support of the PEGASUS Act, an act to Prevent the Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States (S. 256 / H.B. 1667). The PEGASUS Act would prohibit the shipment, sale, transportation, purchase, possession, or release in the wild of GE salmon or other GE finfish unless the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service complete a full environmental impact statement and find that it will result in no significant impact to the environment. The U.S. Are you being scammed by the Whole Foods 'fresh' bar? (NaturalNews) All the controversy over the past few years regarding Whole Foods Market and its dubious position on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) seems to have fizzled following the company's recent announcement that, by 2018, all GMOs sold in its stores will have to be properly labeled.
But in the meantime, are Whole Foods patrons, and particularly those who purchase food at one of its many "fresh" food bars, being duped into paying a premium for products that contain GM canola oil and other unhealthy additives? If you frequent Whole Foods, you more than likely have been beckoned, at least once, by the siren calls emanating from one of its enticing fresh food buffets, which are typically overflowing with piping-hot fresh vegetables, delectable casseroles, tender meat dishes, and other savory, gourmet delights. Why is this such a big deal?
Canola oil, as you may well already know, is almost always derived from GM canola if not specifically labeled as organic. Food investigations: Welch's fruit juice cocktails contain more corn than fruit: 80% water and high fructose corn syrup. (NaturalNews) If you buy fruit juices at your local grocery store, you might notice the Welch's brand juices sold in refrigerated cartons. Welch's calls them "refrigerated cocktails" and offers exotic-sounding flavors like Strawberry Peach, Dragon Fruit Mango Cocktail and Orange Pineapple Apple.
These products are aggressively marketed with pictures of splashy fruit and loud label claims like "Fruity and Refreshing! " But what Welch's doesn't reveal anywhere except in the fine print on its ingredients label is that these juice cocktails contain more high fructose corn syrup than fruit. In fat, they contain so much high fructose corn syrup that the front label should actually show chunks of corn rather than the fruit they currently depict. Is this corn syrup derived from GMO corn? See below for more... A Natural News investigation concludes that Welch's refrigerated cocktails are deceptively labeled and marketed. No mention of corn. It reads: Nowhere does the product claim to be free of GMOs. Comprehensive List Of GMO Products. Shift Frequency This list was compiled based on information verified at time of publication. Since then changes in corporate ownership and/or market-driven changes have caused modifications to the practices of a few of the corporations listed below.
Please visit this Non-GMO Product Listing site for the most up-to-date, tested and verified organic product listing. Note: You can download this pdf file created by the Center for Food Safety that provides guidelines for buying non-GMO foods in your local stores. This tells you what you can eat that is not GMO contaminated. In addition, you can take a look at this GMO manufacturer list put together by Stephanie Ladwig-Cooper on Facebook.
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The Monsanto Protection Act? A Debate on Controversial New Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops. The End of Seasonal Vegetables? Salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50202/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=12407. Call to stop the Monsanto Trolls in the Senate! Food Democracy Now | Donate to Stop Monstanto. ORCA to Attack ‘Natural’ Products Intentional Mislabeling. Tell Top Ten U.S. Pork Producers to Drop Risky Drug Ractopamine. Polluted America: GMO Manmade Biological Threats, Plant Diseases, Germ Warfare. King Corn Mowed Down 2 Million Acres of Grassland in 5 Years Flat. Keep Frankenfish Out Of Our Food Chain. 75 year old vs. Monsanto, farmer sees lawsuit reach U.S. Supreme Court.
I support GMO Labeling in California! MONSANTO PURE EVIL! GMO's. 75-year-old soybean farmer sees Monsanto lawsuit reach U.S. Supreme Court. 7 Most Unhealthy Processed Foods You Need To Avoid | Epyk - The Most Important Bits of Info, Now. Pepsi joined Monsanto to Defeat GMO Labeling - Boycott Pepsi! HUGE LIST OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED GROCERY FRANKENFOODS- Brands to boycott: Naked juice owned by PepsiCo, Odwalla owned by Coca-Cola. Stop the Frankenfish attack. Lynne Peeples: Monday Tracks: GMO Debate Rages On After Prop 37 Failure. Farmers say Stop GMO Salmon Today! Tell FDA: Do Not Approve Genetically Engineered Salmon! 'Zombie Fish' YouTube Video Is Flippin' Scary!
Food Democracy Now | Stop Monsanto in 2013. Why FDA's Frankenfish salmon report for Alaska is fundamentally flawed. FDA Quietly Pushes Through Genetically Modified Salmon Over Christmas Break. India May Ban GMO Crop Field Trials for 10 Years. What's in What You Eat?: Food Safety in a New Ecology. Genetically modified ‘frankenfish’ to appear in US stores soon. Everything you have to know about dangerous genetically modified foods. Ready to eat: the first GM fish for the dinner table. Watermelon explosions in China. Young Boy Has A Big, Big Problem With Fish DNA Inside Of A Tomato, And He’s Doing Something About It. Spécial OGM / GMO. Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals.
Prop 37 election fraud? Require the FDA to require Labeling of food that contains Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) 11 YRS OLD EXPOSES MONSANTO AND TELLS MONSANTO WHERE THEY CAN SHOVE IT .. BRAVE CHILD. Spécial OGM / GMO. Hidden Dangers: Foods with High Fructose Corn Syrup. Top 10 Worst GMO Foods for Your GMO Foods List. Russia Bans Use and Import of Monsanto's GMO Corn Following Study. We're Eating What? The Drugstore in U.S. Meat. Organic Consumers Association. Costco Organic Price List. PROP 37: Count ALL the Votes! Did Monsanto Win Prop 37? Round One in the Food Fight of Our Lives.