GE Foods at a Glance

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Healthy Child Healthy World is a proud partner of the Just Label It! campaign, which was created to advocate for labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. We believe people have a right to know what’s in their food, which is why we support mandatory labeling for GE foods. Get the facts on GE foods and then sign your name to the petition and join more than 900,000 people who have asked the FDA to make labeling mandatory, as it is in more than 40 countries around the world.

by Naomi Starkman, Just Label It

We know we’ve struck a chord with the Just Label It campaign, as Americans are responding in record-breaking numbers. As of today, more than 900,000 people have submitted comments to the FDA in favor of labeling genetically engineered (GE) foods. But this campaign has always been about more than just the numbers. It’s about spreading the word about our right to have GE foods labeled.

We’re excited to introduce this new infographic, which visually explains why the FDA should Just Label It. Designed to clearly show the need for labeling of GE foods, this educational tool includes a link to the Just Label It website where consumers can submit a comment to the FDA. Convenient for sharing on-line and via social media, the infographic is being distributed nationally by Just Label It’s 500 diverse partner organizations.

Whether it’s salmon genetically engineered to grow at twice its natural rate or herbicide-resistant corn that encourages the use of more chemicals in our food supply, we have a right to know what’s in our food.

Already, more than 40 countries—including China and Russia—require labels on genetically engineered food. As Americans, we deserve the same opportunity to make informed decisions about what we eat.

As more Americans know about GE foods, more pressure will build on the FDA to label them. This new infographic will help do just that and it’s easy to share with friends and family, so everyone can be afforded the right to make informed decisions about the food they eat as well. So please help share this cool new tool online, on Twitter, and Facebook. Together, we’ll continue to raise awareness and make our collected voices heard!

 

Editor's Note: Naomi Starkman is a Just Label It contributor. She is also founder and the editor-in-chief of Civil Eats, a website promoting critical thought about sustainable agriculture and food systems. She is a food policy consultant to Consumers Union and others, and a founding board member and strategic advisor to both the Food & Environment Reporting Network and FixFood.

Photos courtesy Just Label It

Posted by Terry Lorenz  on  03/19/2012  at  05:42 AM

Please, please, please make labeling of GE foods mandatory right away!!
We have a right to know what we are eating!  There are labels for “no salt added”, “sugar free”, and “low sodium” already of foods.  GE foods in my opinion are MUCH more dangerous to the world than low sugar or no salt etc.  Shouldn’t it be my right to choose if I want those types of foods?

Posted by Kara  on  03/19/2012  at  05:17 AM

It is only right and fair to know what we are consuming and feeding our children. These GE foods may be harmful as new chemicals and whatever else is being used starts to GE us! Please label the GE foods…we’ve gone so far as to label everything else that is in the foods so why not worry about labeling potentially the most harmful things in it also. We have the right to know and chose what we eat. For the sake of our future generations. Thank you

Posted by Jane  on  03/18/2012  at  11:17 AM

We have the right to know what we are putting in our bodies. Labels require all kinds of health info so why not if it’s GMO?  Our health choices shouldn’t be limited to just what a companies finances want us to know.

Posted by Linda Croyle  on  03/17/2012  at  12:08 PM

I think all GMO foods need to be labeled.  As I breast cancer survivor, mother and nurse, I am particularily concerned about GMO foods in our diet. I am becoming increasingly wary of foods in our local supermarkets and am opting for alternatives. The ability to know what foods are genetically modified would give me , as a consumer, a choice at the supermarket…unless all foods are modified…is that the reason behind the secrecy?

Posted by Amanda Zeitlin  on  03/16/2012  at  05:01 PM

Please label our food. We have a right to know what we are eating and what we are feeding our children!
Amanda

Posted by KATHY YOST  on  03/16/2012  at  12:47 PM

JUST DO IT. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE CORRECT DECISIONS!

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