The Just Label It Campaign to compel the FDA to require labeling of GMO contaminated foods is nearing its target goal of generating 1 million comments. The campaign, in which Organic Connections and Natural Vitality are partners, began last fall and has rapidly progressed to a groundswell of support. Over 900,000 people have now issued comments to the FDA.
The general public interest in labeling foods that contain GMOs is actually extremely high. For example, Organic Connections own Twitter manager was in a Publix Market in Florida and asked the produce manager how she could tell which foods on display did not contain GMOs. As she posed the question, four other women shopping in the produce department stopped in their tracks and leaned in to listen. The responses she got were disappointing "non-answers" indicating the produce manager was basically clueless.
It is possible that even our most optimistic hopes for this campaign may under-reflect the actual level of concern the food-buying public have about GMOs. More and more people are becoming aware that they are being subjected to what amounts to an undocumented and uncontrolled science experiment.
Despite the massive PR budgets, greenwashing and farmwashing campaigns run by the biotech giants, people seem to see past them and have a growing distrust for these companies and their products.
We need to keep up the pressure on the FDA and get them to comply with their mandate, and the opinions of their own scientists, and require labeling of foods with GMO ingredients.
We have a right to know what is in our foods. And, like many other rights we now enjoy, we have to fight for this one too.
Click here to sign the petition if you haven't already done so. And, please share this information with as many of your friends as possible.
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In our household, spring cleaning is often inspired by those first days of springtime sun when I discover the cobwebs and dust bunnies that have been hiding in the shadows all winter. It’s amazing what a little light can expose. Spring cleaning our diets is the same way–when you look a little closer you often find that your food contains unwanted GMO ingredients. I hope these spring cleaning tips help you find new ways to nourish your family with healthy non-GMO foods.
