

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 CEOswho 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. | |
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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. |


To the CEO of the Corporation affecting these Issues:
Corporations as PeopleEnvironmental Destruction
Education for Profit
Political Prisoners
Whistleblowers' Persecution
Rampant Disease
Financial Collapse/Corruption
Corporate Dominance/Globalization
Mercenaries Hired with Tax $
Military Industrial Complex
Endangered Food
Repression
Social Decay
Nuclear Insanity
Climate Change
Corporate Media