loveandgratitude
21st July 2011, 09:19
"Everyone has a price"...........well now we know that is actually true
It appears the organic craze is finally over in America, and the frankenfood revolution has won the fight. In a decision that appears to be a concession to the all powerful food industry, grocers such as Whole Foods, Organic Valley, and Stoneyfield Farm are about to allow Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods on their shelves.
In an article yesterday from the Organic Consumers Association, the battle between organic and genetically modified that lasted over a decade has finally ended with Monsanto coming out victorious.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Whole Foods and other organic groceries cave in to Monsanto and GMO products - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/finance-examiner-in-national/whole-foods-and-other-organic-groceries-cave-to-monsanto-and-gmo-products#ixzz1SjJVMoPo
After 12 years of battling to stop Monsanto's genetically-engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation's organic farmland, the biggest retailers of "natural" and "organic" foods in the U.S., including Whole Foods Market (WFM), Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm, have agreed to stop opposing mass commercialization of GE crops, like Monsanto's controversial Roundup Ready alfalfa. In exchange for dropping their opposition, WFM has asking for "compensation" to be paid to organic farmers for "any losses related to the contamination of his crop." Under current laws, Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMOs) are not subject to any pre-market safety testing or labeling. WFM is abandoning its fight with biotech companies in part because two thirds of the products they sell are not certified organic anyway, but are really conventional, chemical-intensive and foods that may contain GMOs and that they market as "natural" despite this. Most consumers don't know the difference between "natural" and "certified organic" products. "Natural" products can come from crops and animals fed nutrients containing GMOs. "Certified Organic" products are GMO-free. WFM and their main distributor, United Natural Foods, maximize profits by selling products labeled "natural" at premium organic prices.
It appears the organic craze is finally over in America, and the frankenfood revolution has won the fight. In a decision that appears to be a concession to the all powerful food industry, grocers such as Whole Foods, Organic Valley, and Stoneyfield Farm are about to allow Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods on their shelves.
In an article yesterday from the Organic Consumers Association, the battle between organic and genetically modified that lasted over a decade has finally ended with Monsanto coming out victorious.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Whole Foods and other organic groceries cave in to Monsanto and GMO products - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/finance-examiner-in-national/whole-foods-and-other-organic-groceries-cave-to-monsanto-and-gmo-products#ixzz1SjJVMoPo
After 12 years of battling to stop Monsanto's genetically-engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation's organic farmland, the biggest retailers of "natural" and "organic" foods in the U.S., including Whole Foods Market (WFM), Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm, have agreed to stop opposing mass commercialization of GE crops, like Monsanto's controversial Roundup Ready alfalfa. In exchange for dropping their opposition, WFM has asking for "compensation" to be paid to organic farmers for "any losses related to the contamination of his crop." Under current laws, Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMOs) are not subject to any pre-market safety testing or labeling. WFM is abandoning its fight with biotech companies in part because two thirds of the products they sell are not certified organic anyway, but are really conventional, chemical-intensive and foods that may contain GMOs and that they market as "natural" despite this. Most consumers don't know the difference between "natural" and "certified organic" products. "Natural" products can come from crops and animals fed nutrients containing GMOs. "Certified Organic" products are GMO-free. WFM and their main distributor, United Natural Foods, maximize profits by selling products labeled "natural" at premium organic prices.