Stop Geetically Engineered Corn

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February 3, 2009

Tell USDA " NO " on new untested genetically engineered corn

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has given

preliminary approval to Event 98140 corn, the first of a new generation of

pesticide-promoting, genetically engineered (GE) crops designed to survive

spraying

with multiple herbicides. This latest petition to deregulate a new, untested,

and complex GE crop poses food safety, environmental, and agronomic concerns

that were not adequately evaluated by the previous Administration's USDA. APHIS

has failed to adequately address a range of health and environmental risks

in its draft environmental assessment (EA), including novel food safety

concerns, increased pesticide use and increased prevalence of

herbicide-resistant

weeds.

To make matters worse, the USDA has limited the opportunity for public

input, by only accepting comments until this Friday, February 6th!

_Speak out now!_

(http://driftless.organicvalley.coop/c.html?rtr=on & s=ljv7,47os,s0,o2q,ft7f,32p2,\

k932) Tell USDA to put the brakes on this approval, and

prepare and publish a thorough Environmental Impact Statement before making

a decision. Visit the Center for Food Safety's True Food Network at

_http://ga3.org/campaign/PioneerCorn_

(http://driftless.organicvalley.coop/c.html?rtr=on & s=ljv7,47os,s0,o2q,ft7f,32p2,\

k932) TODAY to learn more and take action.

Thanks for all your support for family farmers and a sustainable future for

all!

Sincerely,

The Farmers and Staff of Organic Valley Family of Farms

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