Kucinich on GM foods

[LWolf]

http://www.kucinich.us/issues/issue_geneticallyfood.htm

If we are what we eat, then we must know what is in our food, so we may know what we are to become. The public interest is a transcendent, irreducible imperative in matters of peace, life, health, safety, and the environment. As the public becomes better informed of the effects and risks of genetic alteration of food, an enlightened public can pursue choices which will truly be in their best interest.

In a democracy, the inherent rights of the people must be continually reclaimed and articulated in order to be assured. Government has a moral responsibility to ensure the purity and safety of the food supply. We cannot abdicate this responsibility to global corporations whose goals may be limited to profit-orientation.

We all must eat so that we may live. But food is more than fuel. Food choice is a very personal act. Partaking of food expresses cultural and ethnic affirmation, religious affiliation, ethical choices, political, economic, and social orientation. Genetically engineered food represents a challenge to freedom of choice and freedom of expression. It touches something very deep in all of us that in our striving to consume that we not become less than that which we consume. It is a high expression of humanity to question, and to resist, the homogenizing power of global economic structures.

Over 80% of Americans are in favor of food containing GMOs being labelled as such, and have for at least several years. Dennis Kucinich has introduced legislation that would require this several times.


http://www.commercialdiplomacy.org/ma_projects/ma_sandblom4.htm

For more on Genetically Modified politics, see:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=53006&mesg_id=53006&page=

[Aaron]

1. Ty for this and the other post

Good info to have :)

[deek]

2. I am surprised that people don't feel this is a critical issue

GM "foods" will infiltrate our food supply. The GM crops will cross-pollinate despite any attempted control to contain them.There will be no choice---it's like a drive-in horror movie come true.

Please become informed on this issue. It's not about the Birkenstockers vs the Modern American. It's about us increasingly sabotaging nature toward ensuring our own demise.

[Desertrose]

3. heard on the news or somewhere

that a woman, who has a son allergic to wheat & I think something else...that when he is in Europeis able to eat these things with no problem....

kinda makes you wonder ...what are they doing and what is it doing to us??

All those food allergies etc- sure makes the pharmacorps lotsa $$ when they can come up with a new med to "alleviate our allergy symptoms"..
Is it too far fetched to wonder if maybe they don't create their own markets??

Growing up, I sure don't remember so many people being allergic to food for goddess' sake...it was rare for someone to be allergic to the basic staples...and now??? hell almost everyone has a problem...sure makes me wonder....

Thank you DK for bringing this up....we are poisoning our air our water our soil and our own food....what next??


Peace& purity
DR

edit for clarity & typos...