GMW: MONSANTO BOYCOTT LAUNCHED BY FAMILY FARM DEFENDERS

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GMW: MONSANTO BOYCOTT LAUNCHED BY FAMILY FARM DEFENDERS

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Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:33:43 +0100

 

 

 

 

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from Food Dirst's 'We Are Fighting Back # 74'

 

****Action Alert!****

 

Join the Monsanto Boycott!

 

Speak out against Monsanto's intimidation of small farmers with

lawsuits, and the company's opposition to labeling of genetically

modified

foods.

 

Monsanto has brought small farmers to court over crops that have been

contaminated by Monsanto's genetically modified organisms.

 

Monsanto claims these farmers owe a technology fee - despite the fact

that these farmers took no part in the contamination of their fields by

Monsanto's genetically modified seeds.

 

Monsanto has also sued Oakhurst Dairy over labeling of milk. This suit

contends that Oakhurst does not have the right to properly inform

consumers that its products do not contain rBGH, a Monsanto-produced

steroid, even though many consumers are concerned about the potential

health

risks of the rBGH steroid.

 

Take Action - Boycott the following products produced by Monsanto.

*NutraSweet, Equal, and Aspartame, and

*the garden herbicide Roundup.

 

The Family Farm Defenders Monsanto Boycott says: " Be alert for dozens

of new Monsanto genetically engineered plants including corn, potatoes

and soybeans. "

 

No human studies of the long-term health effects of consuming

genetically engineered food are currently required. The US Department of

Agricluture assumes that gene insertion into plant foods is safe for

people to

consume, and that migration of these genes into another plant species

will have no undesirable affect on the environment. We are all part of

a giant experiment. But we can choose to boycott genetically engineered

food and advocate for labeling.

 

http://www.familyfarmdefenders.org/Main/HomePage

http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/

http://www.organicconsumers.org/

 

 

 

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