Fw: [ge-food-alert-2] Action Alert: Kraft Campaign Launch, National Day of Action

[Guest guest]

-

<ge-food-alert-2

<joguest

Friday, January 11, 2002 12:50 PM

[ge-food-alert-2] Action Alert: Kraft Campaign Launch, National Day

of Action

 

 

> GE Food Alert 2 (ge-food-alert-2) Posted: 01/11/2002 By

jvogt

> ============================================================

>

>

>

>

> KRAFT CAMPAIGN LAUNCH, NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FEBRUARY 6th AT

SUPERMARKETS

> NATIONWIDE

>

> Genetically Engineered Food Alert, along with other environmental and food

> safety activists, are gearing up for a worldwide campaign targeting Kraft

> Foods to remove genetically engineered ingredients from their products.

This

> Fall, Genetically Engineered Food Alert began contacting Kraft, and on

> November 8th we held the first Kraft campaign national day of action,

> resulting in over 6,000 emails and phone calls into the Kraft

Headquarters.

> Kraft has not responded to this action, nor have they agreed to meet with

us

> to discuss our concerns. So on February 6th, we will publicly launch our

> campaign to get Kraft to remove genetically engineered ingredients from

> their products by holding actions and press events nationwide.

>

> On the heels of the amazing grassroots victories at Trader Joe's and

> Starbucks, we are planning to hold these actions/press events at

> supermarkets across the country, working to broaden the impact of the

> movement against genetically engineered (GE) food by telling regional and

> national supermarkets that we don't want food containing GE ingredients,

> while at the same time launching a campaign on the largest brand name food

> company in the country, Kraft.

>

> So far, actions in more than 25 cities are planned for February 6th.

Actions

> include leafleting, genetically engineered product returns, and press

> conferences with doctors or children's advocates. GE Food Alert will

provide

> action kits with color flyers, posters, factsheets, sample press

materials,

> and ideas for taking action to any group that is interested in

> participating.

>

> WHY KRAFT?

> Kraft Foods is the largest food company in the country, and the second

> largest in the world, with products that can be found in 99% of U.S.

> households. Yet many of these products, such as Taco Bell taco shells,

> Oreos, Lunchables, and Macaroni & Cheese Dinners, are likely to contain

> untested and unlabeled genetically engineered ingredients that put their

> consumers at risk. Kraft is aware of the potential health and

environmental

> risks of genetically engineered foods-after StarLink corn was discovered

in

> their products, the company recalled millions of boxes of taco shells and

> switched to non-genetically engineered white corn in their corn taco

> products to avoid further contamination. Kraft also has moved to avoid

> genetically engineered ingredients in their products in Europe, but

> continues to use these ingredients in the United States. Kraft Foods, as

the

> largest food company in the country, needs to do more to ensure that their

> foods are safe for our health and the environment.

>

> ****TAKE ACTION AND JOIN ONE OF OUR SUPERMARKET TEAMS ON FEBRUARY 6th

2002

> ****

>

> HELP PRESSURE KRAFT TO REMOVE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS FROM

> THEIR PRODUCTS! WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE THIS DAY OF ACTION

SUCCESSFUL!

> PLEASE JOIN US!

>

> contact: Lisa Archer at Friends of the Earth (GE Food Alert) at

> 1-877-843-8687 or larcher or Kate Madigan at the State PIRGs at

> kmadigan <kmadigan or 213-251-3680 x 315 and we

> will be happy to send you an organizing packet and get you in contact with

> others organizing events in your city.

============================================================

> How to Use this Mailing List

> ============================================================

>

> You received this e-mail as a result of your registration on the

ge-food-alert-2 mailing list.

>

> To , please send an email to listserv. In the body of

the message type:

> ge-food-alert-2

>

> For a list of other commands and list options, please send email to

listserv.

> In the body of the message type:

> help

>

> Please direct content questions about this list to: jvogt

>

> Please direct technical questions about this service to: support

>