Concern # 11: Endangered Food

Many modern technologies are not creating healthy food.

For each category of concern we provide a list of issues, sample messages and the mailing address of the corporate CEOs
who need to be encouraged to Give a Ratz Ass about the damage they cause.
Drink the water, write the message, mail the bottle. Give a Ratz Ass!

Issues
GMO Frankenfoods	Risks of genetically modified food have not been adequately identified and managed.
Monsanto 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63167 USA	INFO: The Environmental Working Group NEWS: GMO Purveyors Want to Label Frankenfoods Natural	The spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds in herbicide-resistant weed management systems has brought about substantial increases in the number and volume of herbicides applied.
Industrial Farming	Industrial crop production degrades the environment and impairs human health.
Butterball, LLC One Butterball Lane Garner, NC 27529 USA	INFO: Sustainable Table NEWS: Decline of monarch butterflies linked to modern agriculture.	Industrial agriculture pollutes air, water, and soil, reduces biodiversity, and contributes to global climate change.
Industrial Farming	Industrial crop production degrades the environment and impairs human health.
Ohio Farms Packing Co., Ltd 2416 E West Salem Rd Creston, OH 44217 USA	INFO: Sustainable Table NEWS: Decline of monarch butterflies linked to modern agriculture.	Industrial agriculture pollutes air, water, and soil, reduces biodiversity, and contributes to global climate change.
Seed Patenting	Save our Seeds! Future food depends on seed freedom.
Monsanto 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63167 USA	INFO: No Patents on Seeds NEWS: Organic Seed Companies Seek GE Classification for F1 Hybrid Seeds Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/f1-hybrid-seeds-zwfz1405zwea.aspx#ixzz33pftDOij	Patents create new dependencies for farmers, breeders, food producers and consumers.
Food Irradiation	Irradiated fruits and vegetables benefit the packer and grocer, not the farmer or consumer.
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 USA	INFO: Organic Consumers Organization NEWS: Food irradiation destroys much of the vitamin content of food, produces a number of toxic byproducts	Tell the FDA - Don’t irradiate my veggies!
Additives	Factory-made foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet.
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 USA	INFO: Center for Science in the Public Interest NEWS: Panera will dump all food additives by 2016	Some food additives are considered "generally recognized as safe" and allowed into the food supply without so much as a quick review by the Food and Drug Administration.