JOIN THE DIAMOND COMMUNITY IN SAYING NO MORE GMO CONTAMINATION OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY! ACT NOW. THE PETITION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 10TH. The USDA is considering approving Monsanto’s new genetically engineered cotton and soybeans that are resistant to the herbicides dicamba and glufosinate. We need less toxic pesticides in our food system and our environment, but if Monsanto gets its way, we’re going to get more. The USDA is only accepting comments until October 10th. We must act NOW. TELL THE USDA TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH AND FOOD SUPPLY AND REJECT MONSANTO’S NEW GMO CROPS. action.foe.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16528 Dicamba and glufosinate have been linked to adverse human health impacts such as reproductive and developmental harm, kidney damage, lung and colon cancer and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. These herbicides poison our soil and water and are toxic to birds, fish and other essential organisms in our environment. Monsanto’s latest creation is only the most recent in a series of GMOs engineered to withstand massive amounts of toxic pesticides making their way into our food system. Last month, the USDA approved Dow Chemical’s risky new genetically engineered corn and soy manufactured to resist massive doses of 2,4-D -- a key ingredient in the toxic Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange. Now, Monsanto is going a step further by trying to introduce these dicamba- and glufosinate-resistant crops. Enough is enough -- we can’t keep poisoning our food supply with even more toxic pesticides. TELL THE USDA TO GET OFF THE CHEMICAL TREADMILL AND PROTECT OUR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT INSTEAD OF MONSANTO’S PROFITS. action.foe.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16528 If the USDA allows the use of more genetically engineered crops engineered to withstand the application of millions of pounds of toxic herbicides like dicamba and glufosinate, it will increase the risk that organic and non-GMO farms will be harmed by pesticide drift and genetic cross-contamination. Dicamba easily moves away from where it’s been used, and windy conditions or poor application only make the problem worse. Organic and non-GMO farmers are already hugely impacted by GMO agriculture. The last thing they need is for Monsanto’s dicamba and glufosinate resistant crops to be approved. SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT NOW AND TELL THE USDA TO REJECT MONSANTO’S DICAMBA- AND GLUFOSINATE-RESISTANT GMO’S action.foe.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16528 Standing with you, Tiffany Finck-Haynes and Lisa Archer, Food and Technology Program Friends of the Earth
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:31:10 +0000
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