ALERT: Genetically Engineered Candy for Mothers Day

[Guest guest]

ALERT: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SUGAR TO HIT STORES IN 2008

American Crystal, a large Wyoming-based sugar company, who ironically have

launched an " organic " line of their sugar,and several other leading U.S. sugar

providers have announced they will be sourcing their sugar from genetically

engineered (GE) sugar beets beginning this year and arriving in stores in 2008.

Like GE corn and GE soy, products containing GE sugar will not be labeled as

such. Since half of the granulated sugar in the U.S. comes from sugar beets, a

move towards biotech beets marks a dramatic alteration of the U.S. food supply.

These sugars, along with GE corn and soy, are found in many conventional food

products, so consumers will be exposed to genetically engineered ingredients in

just about every non-organic multiple-ingredient product they purchase.

 

The GE sugar beet is designed to withstand strong doses of Monsanto's

controversial broad spectrum Roundup herbicide. Studies indicate farmers

planting " Roundup Ready " corn and soy spray large amounts of the herbicide,

contaminating both soil and water. Farmers planting GE sugar beets are told they

may be able to apply the herbicide up to five times per year. Sugar beets are

grown on 1.4 million acres by 12,000 farmers in the U.S. from Oregon to

Minnesota.

 

Meanwhile candy companies like Hershey's are urging farmers not to plant GE

sugar beets, noting that consumer surveys suggest resistance to the product. In

addition the European Union has not approved GE sugar beets for human

consumption.

 

Learn more and take action here:

www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7031.cfm

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Here is a great article from Vanity Fair (yes, there are still investigative

journalists in the US):

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805

 

 

 

Susan Williams <virgo.vegan wrote:

ALERT: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SUGAR TO HIT STORES IN 2008

American Crystal, a large Wyoming-based sugar company, who ironically have

launched an " organic " line of their sugar,and several other leading U.S. sugar

providers have announced they will be sourcing their sugar from genetically

engineered (GE) sugar beets beginning this year and arriving in stores in 2008.

Like GE corn and GE soy, products containing GE sugar will not be labeled as

such. Since half of the granulated sugar in the U.S. comes from sugar beets, a

move towards biotech beets marks a dramatic alteration of the U.S. food supply.

These sugars, along with GE corn and soy, are found in many conventional food

products, so consumers will be exposed to genetically engineered ingredients in

just about every non-organic multiple-ingredient product they purchase.

 

The GE sugar beet is designed to withstand strong doses of Monsanto's

controversial broad spectrum Roundup herbicide. Studies indicate farmers

planting " Roundup Ready " corn and soy spray large amounts of the herbicide,

contaminating both soil and water. Farmers planting GE sugar beets are told they

may be able to apply the herbicide up to five times per year. Sugar beets are

grown on 1.4 million acres by 12,000 farmers in the U.S. from Oregon to

Minnesota.

 

Meanwhile candy companies like Hershey's are urging farmers not to plant GE

sugar beets, noting that consumer surveys suggest resistance to the product. In

addition the European Union has not approved GE sugar beets for human

consumption.

 

Learn more and take action here:

www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7031.cfm

 

 

[Guest guest]

There is a VERY informative movie about Monsanto, " The World According

to Monsanto " availibe on youtube. I highly recomend it. It should be in

everybodys interest to educate themselves about this awful threat to

our existence.

 

Jessica