In our country we have the right to freedom of speech and we also have the right to know what ingredients are being put into our foods so that we can make the right choices for our families. There is more evidence and research that points many of our health issues in kids and adults back to the foods that we are eating. Food being grown and made today, is not like it was made years ago because companies like Monsanto are changing the DNA of our seeds.
Back in November I wrote a blog on the Prop 37 bill that was being proposed in the state of California to make companies Label GMO’s While the bill did not pass (with a 47.6% to 52.4% at the polls), it has created increased awareness on the topic. More and more people are standing up for our basic legal rights to know what is it our foods.
Unfortunately, I am saddened to see that Congress passed the Monsanto Protection Act a couple weeks ago. Here is a link to a video which highlights President Obama’s promise during his first election to label GMO’s. Now he has just signed an act that hands Monsanto the power to nullify the decisions of federal courts. If the courts decide that a genetically engineered crop is dangerous to the public or the environment, it can no longer order Monsanto (or any other company) to stop planting the crops. Instead, the law mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits and deregulation orders that allow the “continued cultivation, commercialization and other specifically enumerated activities” even if a crop is deemed to be causing a plague or unleashing dangerous genetic pollution. learn more
I will admit, before I started my passion to learn more about health and nutrition, I didn’t know this was happening in our country and I am sure alot more people out there are unaware as well. Please forward this message on to others so that we can continue to create awareness to what our country is doing to our foods. It’s hard to know who to trust when the government says its ok to modify our foods, when we have seen research showing how GMO’s are creating health issues in our country.
Click here to learn how your voice can be heard to stop the sale of GMO seeds. Please like this blog or comment so that we can continue to create more awareness on this topic and continue our grass roots efforts in educating people so they can make better more informed decisions regarding the health and well being of their families.