BIG NEWS: The Massachusetts GMO labeling bill recently passed the legislatures Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, and now 74 out of 200 state legislators have endorsed the legislation. Please sign this petition today and share it with your friends to help convince a majority of the legislature to support this bill. Dear Massachusetts MoveOn member, Im Pat Fiero, a MoveOn member in Leverett, Massachusetts, and I started a petition to the Massachusetts General Court and Governor Deval Patrick, which says: We, the undersigned citizens of the commonwealth, call upon your leadership to enact legislation requiring the labeling of all foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients and of all seeds that have been produced through genetic engineering, otherwise referred to as GMO foods or GMOs. We have a right to know what is in the food we eat, what we are feeding to our families, and what we are growing in our farms and gardens. We are asking for a GMO labeling bill to be signed into law this session that will be effective at preserving the transparency of our food supply and robust enough to withstand constitutional challenge. Our children and future generations will thank you for taking action now to protect the genetic integrity of our food, our seeds, and our bodies. Sign Pat Fieros Petition The Food and Drug Administration does not require safety testing of new genetically modified foods (GMOs). Instead, they rely on corporations to determine GMOs safety for us. Contrary to industry claims, GMOs have not been proven safe, and a growing body of independent, peer-reviewed studies have linked their consumption to allergies, infertility, immune system problems, gastrointestinal disruption, cancer, and a host of other diseases. GMO crops can easily contaminate non-GMO crops, threatening organic agriculture. Moreover, their use is linked to increases in toxic pesticide use and the emergence of superweeds. Further, the absence of labeling on GMOs prohibits those with specific ethical or religious practices from making informed food choices. More than 60 other countries around the world inform their citizens if their food is genetically engineered, and national polls consistently show that more than 90% of Americans want to share in this same basic human right. Legislation proposing to label GMOs has been introduced in more than 25 states, and on June 3, 2013, Connecticut passed one such piece of legislation—the first in the country. However, Connecticuts legislation requires that at least four other states (one of which must border Connecticut) adopt similar legislation before their own can go into effect. Massachusetts now has the opportunity to help protect the transparency, integrity, and democracy of our food supply for all Americans. Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends. –Pat Fiero This petition was created on MoveOns online petition site, where anyone can start their own online petitions. Pat Fiero didnt pay us to send this email—we never rent or sell the MoveOn.org list. Want to support our work? MoveOn Civic Action is entirely funded by our 8 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:04:10 +0000
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