The
only thing stopping the Genetically
Engineered Food Right to Know Act
from being passed into law is that
members of the U.S. Congress need
to hear from many more concerned
citizens like you.
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Send
letters to Senators: The "Genetically
Engineered Food Right to Know Act"
has not yet been introduced into
the U.S. Senate. It is expected
that Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
will introduce it into the Senate
when the House of Representatives
version gathers enough co-sponsors.
It is great to send letters now
to your two Senators asking them
to support and co-sponsor such a
bill. We
have created a form letter for you.
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Print
out literature: Spread the word
to others! We have some great one-
and two-page flyers you can use
to present the facts to others about
the health and environmental problems
of genetically engineered foods.
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Take Action Packets: Our popular
32-page Take Action Packets are
the best tool available for educating
folks and recruiting people to become
involved in the effort to label
genetically engineered foods.
Join
the Save Organic Food Coalition:
Help stop the contamination
of organic food from the cross-pollination
from genetically engineered crops.
Put press pressure on Congress to
hold hearings on the contamination
of organic crops.
Activist
Action Steps
If
you want to really make a difference
in your community and state, then
consider taking one or more of these
Activist Action Steps.
Table
at events: It is amazing how
many signed form letters one person
can get from people in just a few
hours at a public event. Just set
up a card table in an area where
there are a lot of people walking
by and have form letters available
for people to sign.
City
or County Council Resolution:
Approach a member of your City or
County Council to introduce a Resolution
that states that your municipality
supports the "Genetically Engineered
Food Right to Know Act."
State
Bill: Approach a member of your
state legislature to introduce a
state bill requiring labeling of
genetically engineered foods in
your state.
Forum
Discussions: Share your successes
and ideas with others by posting
messages to our Forums.
Become
An Activist Contact: Through
our "Find An Activist"
database, you can register yourself
as an activist in your area. Plus,
you can use this service to find
other activists in your state. By
networking others, you can often
accomplish much more than you can
do alone.
 Hold
a Public Presentation: You may
wish to hold a public presentation
to inform folks in your community
about the issues surrounding genetically
engineered foods. Each state listing
has a calendar where you can post
such events.
Visit
Your House Representative or Senator:
Your elected officials often
hold public events where folks have
the opportunity to ask them questions
or make suggestions. Attend one
or more of these meeting to let
your requests for labeling of genetically
engineered foods be known.
A
brief word about terminology
 Analysts
use many different phrases to describe
genetically engineered foods. The
biotech industry rarely uses the
phrase "genetically engineered
foods," sticking with the more
bland (and less controversial) phrase
"biotech foods."
In
Europe, genetically engineered foods
are more commonly referred to as
genetically modified foods, genetically
altered foods or GMOs (short for
genetically modified organisms).
But scientists generally agree that
"genetically engineered"
more accurately represents the process
than "genetically modified."
Supporters
of biotech foods often try to argue
that we have been genetically modifying
our foods for centuries, through
a process known as hybridization,
or interbreeding. But that process
is far different than the recombinant
DNA splicing used in modern agricultural
biotechnology.
It
is interesting to note that the
new eleventh edition of the Merriam-Webster
Collegiate Dictionary added the
word "Frankenfood" as
another term to describe genetically
engineered food.
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