From Farm Aid:
Incredible news—more than 500,000 supporters have commented on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) petition to have genetically engineered (GE) foods labeled!
If you haven't commented on the petition yet, it's not too late.
As family farm supporters, you and I want to know what's in our food and how it was grown or raised. We try to be informed eaters.
But here in the U.S. there's no requirement that food with GE ingredients be labeled.
That's why Farm Aid has joined hundreds of organizations across the country calling on the FDA to mandate labeling for all GE foods.
This campaign isn't just about our rights as eaters—it's critical for farmers too. Farmers should have the right to purchase, plant and save non-GE seeds, and grow their crops without fear of GE contamination. Lack of regulation of genetic engineering violates basic rights of both farmers and eaters.
We know that mandatory labeling of GE foods will not fix all that's wrong with genetic engineering, but it's an important step. Labeling GE ingredients will let you and I decide what kind of food we eat and feed our families. Labeling GE food will help family farmers who do not plant GE seeds have a stronger market for selling their goods.
Tell the FDA that it's our right to have mandatory labeling of all GE foods.
Sincerely,
Hilde Steffey
Program Director, Farm Aid
501 Cambridge Street, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141
Toll Free: 1-800-Farm-Aid Fax: 617-354-6992