Fwd: HOW TO AVOID GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD

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In response to the Food and Drug Administration' s failure to requirelabeling for genetically engineered (GE) food, Greenpeace has released theTrue Food Shopping List, a detailed list of thousands of products madewith ingredients from genetically altered corn, soy, Canola, and other crops.http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html The True Food Shopping Guide*This guide was compiled in 2003, and some brands may have changedsince then. We are in the process of updating it. Help us keep theShopping Guide up-to-date! Email us at info and let usknow what products you've found that are not on our list.***************************************************http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/ The True Food Shopping GuideGo behind the label and get the facts on genetically engineered foodsWhat's going on 'behind the label' of the food on our supermarketshelves in the United States? A secret genetic experiment... and youshould know that just because it's not listed on labels, doesn't meanit's not there. So what's an American consumer to do? Go behind the label!A guide to the listThe True Food Shopping List was compiled because you have the right toknow what's in your food! Today, thousands of products on supermarketshelves are made with ingredients from genetically engineered (GE)crops. But GE foods are not labeled in the U.S., despite warnings fromdoctors and scientists that these foods may not be safe in the diet orthe environment.The list focuses on foods made with ingredients that are commonlyderived

from GE crops. The most widely grown GE crops, accounting fornearly 99% of the GE crop acreage in North America, are corn, soy,canola and cotton."Get off your ass and take your government back." ~Rocky Ward

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