'Tis the season to reflect on the past year and hold high expectations for the blank slate that awaits in January.
Here's
one resolution for all you consumers hoping to improve your health and
the environment: Starting in 2012, avoid genetically engineered foods.
It
won't be easy. By some estimates, 70 percent of processed food contains
engineered ingredients. That's why we need lawmakers and grocery
retailers to turn over a new leaf in the coming year and support our
right to know what we're eating.
The
variety and volume of engineered crops have steadily increased over the
past 15 years, despite the lack of independent research on their
long-term effects on human health and the environment. Extolled for
their potential to boost nutrients and increase yields to feed a hungry
planet, in reality the vast majority of genetically engineered crops are
designed solely to resist insects and weeds. In fact, 94 percent of
soybeans, 88 percent of corn, and 90 percent of cotton are genetically
engineered solely for that purpose.
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