Today we're delivering over one million comments in support of labeling genetically engineered foods to the FDA
– because of people like you. By submitting a comment, emailing your
friends, posting on Facebook, and talking to your coworkers and
neighbors, you made this possible.
Comments
were submitted by Americans from all 50 states – people from tens of
thousands of different communities around the country. This
record-breaking achievement proves that Americans care about how our
food is produced and the right to know what's in our food.
In
the era of pink slime, deadly melons, and BPA in our soup, more and
more of us are coming together to demand the right to know about the
food we are eating and feeding our families. It's time that the FDA
gives us the same rights held by citizens in over forty other countries:
to know whether our foods have been genetically engineered.
Today, we're also releasing results from our new public opinion survey on GMO labeling with a cool infographic. It found that nearly all Democrats (93%), Independents (90%), and
Republicans (89%) favor labeling. At a time when partisan rancor
dominates the public conversation, there are few topics that can muster
such overwhelming support. Yet so far, the FDA has refused to act.
This
campaign doesn't end with today's delivery. We'll need your help again
in the coming weeks and months to keep up the pressure on the FDA and to
make sure our leaders in Washington know that more than one million
Americans are watching their next moves.
Thank you for everything you've done so far – and for all that you'll continue to do in the weeks ahead.
With deep gratitude,
– Alex, Nancy, Naomi, Sue, and the entire Just Label It team
We're
building a movement of concerned citizens – parents, health care
workers, small business owners, farmers, and more – who care about
what's in the food we eat.
In
October 2011, the Just Label It campaign was formed when the Center for
Food Safety filed a petition with the Food & Drug Administration
(FDA) to require the labeling of all foods produced using genetic
engineering. Days later, we asked citizens from around the country to
join us and tell the FDA to "Just Label It." More than one million
Americans have contacted the FDA urging them to label genetically
engineered foods. Ask others to sign on by taking action at www.JustLabelIt.org/takeaction
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