"Food & Water Watch" - Stop Monsanto's Sweet Corn

We wanted to make sure everyone saw this important alert about Monsanto's new
genetically engineered sweet corn, the first GE crop designed to be
eaten directly by people. This sweet corn will not be labeled, has not
been tested for food safety, and has been genetically engineered to
produce a pesticide and withstand herbicide applications.

We're going to deliver thousands of petitions from people who care
about what they're eating and feeding their families to the top ten
U.S. food retailers, asking them to reject Monsanto's GE Sweet Corn.

Will you add your name to our petition?

Thanks for taking action,

Wenonah Hauter
Executive Director
Food & Water Watch

Keep Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Sweet Corn Off Your Plate
Stop Monsanto's First Crop Designed to be Consumed by People!

Sign the Petition to Keep Genetically Engineered Sweet Corn Off Your
Plate

Why should you be concerned about Monsanto's Genetically Engineered
(GE) Sweet Corn?

1) This is the first GE Crop Monsanto that is marketing for direct
human consumption.

2) It will not be labeled.

3) It hasn't been tested for human safety.

Monsanto's sweet corn variety flew through the approval process,
because it combines two genetically engineered traits that were
approved in 2005 and 2008. The USDA does no independent testing of GE
crops, and the "stacked" combination of these traits for herbicide
resistance, and pesticide production has never been through a safety
evaluation of any kind.

These traits have never been engineered into a food that will be
consumed directly by people. Most of the GE corn that is currently
grown is eaten by animals or processed into corn syrup, corn oil and
other corn ingredients that show up in processed food. Monsanto's
aiming to have their new GE Sweet Corn grown on 250,000 acres next year
(roughly 40% of the sweet corn market). Take action now to make sure
this corn isn't sold at your local grocery store.

As you already know, genetically engineered crops are not required to
be labeled. We have no way of knowing if a food has been genetically
engineered or contains GE ingredients. We believe labeling should be
required so that people can choose whether or not they want to eat GE
foods. Unfortunately GE sweet corn, will not be labeled, and doesn't
look any different from regular sweet corn.

Help make sure GE Sweet Corn is not sold by signing our petition to
grocery stores. We'll be delivering this petition to the top ten
grocery store chains in the country in an attempt to stop GE Sweet Corn
from reaching your plate.

Sign the petition to grocery stores today:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TSCbiNhVvXb87Yt6eH8efPUfCM%2FD7ecz

Thanks for taking action,

Sarah Alexander
Education & Outreach Director
Food & Water Watch
salexander(at)fwwatch(dot)org

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