{"id":14278,"date":"2011-02-04T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T20:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/14278\/organic-farmers-fishers-v-clones-gmos-nano\/"},"modified":"2011-02-04T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T20:21:41","slug":"organic-farmers-fishers-v-clones-gmos-nano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/14278\/organic-farmers-fishers-v-clones-gmos-nano\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Farmers & Fishers v. Clones, GMOs & Nano"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organic Farmers & Fishers v. Clones, GMOs & Nano<\/p>\n

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ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS\u2122<\/a>
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<\/strong>Wildlife<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n


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Organic Farmers & Fishers v. Clones, GMOs & Nano<\/strong><\/h2>\n


\n#244, September 30, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n

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Health, Justice and Sustainability News<\/p>\n

from the Organic Consumers Association<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nEdited by Alexis Baden-Mayer and Ronnie Cummins<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this issue:<\/strong><\/h3>\n


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Quote of the Week: The Cloning Company vs. OCA<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Alerts of the Week<\/a>:
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Organic Standards Alert: Beer, Eggs, Wine<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Keeping Nano Out<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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10 Freakiest Things About Frankenfish<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Why Who Fishes Matters<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Ready for 10\/10\/10?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Video of the Week: What’s Wrong With Our Food System<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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Little Bytes<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\"\"The Cloning Company vs. OCA<\/strong><\/h2>\n


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“There are people who do
\nnot agree with our approaches, like the Organic Consumers Association. I
\nwork for a livestock cloning company and we have been active for the
\nlast 8 years in moving this into the market place – these groups still
\ndon’t like us.”<\/strong><\/div>\n


\n– Mark Walton,
\nPresident of ViaGen: The Cloning Company, speaking at the Ag Industry
\nBiotech Conference, September 16, 2010, in Saskatchewan, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n

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Poor Mark Walton, maybe he’s still
\nsore about the hilarious piece the Daily Show did on cloning where he
\nand OCA spokesperson Adam Eidinger were interviewed by Rob Riggle<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Of course, OCA has more
\nreason to fear Mark Walton than he has to fear us. For one thing, he
\nsuccessfully got milk and meat from cloned cows approved by the FDA.
\nAnyone’s who’s not eating certified organic, which bans cloning, has
\nprobably eaten some of the mutant fruits of his labors.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Since the FDA doesn’t
\nrequire labels on meat and dairy products that come from cloned cows,
\nconsumers are in the dark. After a scandal about unlabeled cloned
\nproducts in Europe, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was asked if
\n“cloned cows or their offspring have made it into the North American
\nfood supply.” He replied, “I can’t say today that I can answer your
\nquestion in an affirmative or negative way. I don’t know.”<\/strong><\/div>\n


\nRead More<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Organic Standards Alert<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n

When is organic beer not
\nreally organic? Nearly always – and the situation may quickly get worse.
\nThe issue is hops, one of the central ingredients in beer. It’s a
\nlittle-known fact that “certified organic” beer can be brewed with
\nnon-organic hops, owing to a USDA ruling made in 2007, despite the
\nobjections of thousands of OCA members.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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That ruling is currently
\nup for review by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), but one of
\ntheir committees has voted unanimously to continue it, and their
\nrecommendation is likely to stand unless consumers and organic advocates
\nmake their voices heard during the public comment period that runs
\nthrough October 12, or in person at the USDA hearings in Madison,
\nWisconsin October 25-27. The Organic Consumers Association will be
\ntestifying in support of requiring organic hops. We need as many of our
\nmembers to join us as possible.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Take Action<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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<\/strong>Eggs<\/strong><\/div>\n


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The Cornucopia Institute,
\nOCA’s close ally, has put together a comprehensive report called
\nScrambled Eggs, exposing the deplorable practices that constitute
\n“business as usual” in industrial-..scale organic egg production. The
\nreport is the culmination of two years of research which saw the group
\nvisit over 15% of the certified egg farms in the United States, and
\nsurvey all name-brand and private-label industry marketers. Cornucopia’s
\nfindings demonstrate the huge gap between best-practice animal
\nhusbandry exhibited by many small and medium-sized organic egg
\nproducers, and the bare-minimum standards followed by many
\nindustrial-..scale operations.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

Take Action<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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<\/strong>Wine <\/strong><\/div>\n


\nRecently,
\nlong-..established USDA organic wine standards have come under attack. A
\ngroup made up of foreign and domestic wine producers and distributors
\nseeks to change current established US organic wine standards to allow a
\nsynthetic preservative called sulfite, a known allergen, to be added to
\norganic wine.<\/p>\n

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Take Action<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Keeping Nano Out<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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A major reason why
\nconsumers shop for products that are certified organic is to avoid
\nhazardous and unlabeled Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), toxic
\nchemicals, and now the most recent, and likely most dangerous hi-tech
\npoison of them all: nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is now a mega-billion
\ndollar Frankenstein monster industry churning out a vast menu of
\nuntested and unlabeled products containing tiny nanoparticles including
\nnon-organic vitamin supplements, food packaging, processed food,
\ncosmetics and sunscreens.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Unfortunately the USDA
\nNational Organic Program has not yet banned nanotechnology… The National
\nOrganic Standards Board feels it can’t “adequately define”
\nnanotechnology,.. and ban it, even though it’s been banned under the
\norganic standards of Canada, the UK, and the US-based Organic Crop
\nImprovement Association.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Take Action<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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The 10 Freakiest Things<\/p>\n

About Frankenfish<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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10. According to the FDA, Frankenfish Aren’t Animals, They’re “Animal Drugs”<\/strong><\/div>\n

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9. The GMO Part of the GMO Salmon Isn’t Being Safety Tested<\/strong><\/div>\n


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8. Frankenfish DNA Could Change the Bacteria of Your Gut<\/strong><\/div>\n


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7. If It Swims Like a Salmon, FDA Says It’s Safe to Eat<\/strong><\/div>\n


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6. FDA Lets the Frankenfish Company Test Its Own Product’s Safety<\/strong><\/div>\n

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5. Frankenfish Is More Carcinogenic<\/strong><\/div>\n


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4. Frankenfish Is Less Nutritious<\/strong><\/div>\n


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3. Frankenfish Is More Allergenic<\/strong><\/div>\n

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2. GMOs Can Mess a Fish Up!<\/strong><\/div>\n

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<\/strong>But the freakiest thing about all of this is .<\/strong><\/div>\n

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1. The Government Wants More Transgenic Fish and Less Wild Fish<\/strong><\/div>\n


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Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Take Action<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Why Who Fishes Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n


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Current changes to
\nfisheries policies are aiding and abetting the corporate takeover and
\nindustrializati..on of our source of seafood. The Northwest Atlantic
\nMarine Alliance (NAMA) has launched a Who Fishes Matters campaign which
\nincludes asking fisheries regulators to put limits on consolidation of
\nfishing permits, accumulation and amassing of fishing power by those
\nwith money and corporate takeover\/..buyout of the fishing industry.<\/strong><\/div>\n


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Over the past few weeks NAMA has been talking with family fishermen. You can see their videos here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n


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And now you can upload
\nyour own short video. NAMA is asking local food and food system
\nadvocates who know why who brings our food to our table matters to add
\ntheir voice to the mix. You can sit in front of your webcam, video phone
\nor whatever tool you have, in the comfort of your own
\nhome\/..office\/..boat\/farm or wherever and tell the decision makers why you
\nthink Who Fishes Matters. Then upload your video by going to this site<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n


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Over the weekend at the New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival NAMA asked folks ‘why does who fishes matter’? Check out this video to hear some great responses<\/a>. We especially liked the lady who shared a message on why she doesn’t support GE Salmon!<\/strong><\/div>\n


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If you don’t want to send a video, you can sign the petition by going to this link:<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Sign the Petition<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Please Donate<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Support the OCA! Save the Oceans and Our Fragile Climate!<\/strong><\/h2>\n


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We depend on your
\ndonations to fight against Monsanto and GMOs, to preserve strict organic
\nstandards, and to build a global climate justice movement based upon
\norganic food and farming. Please send us a tax-deductible donation today
\nand we’ll send you a free “Millions Against Monsanto” bumper sticker so
\nyou can help spread the word in your community. Please be sure to put
\n“sticker” in the comments field of your donation.<\/strong><\/div>\n


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Any donation $100 and
\nover will get a free Millions Against Monsanto t-shirt. Please specify
\nyour interest and size in the comments field. Help OCA and spread the
\nword about the Millions Against Monsanto Campaign!<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Please consider joining
\nOCA staff on one or both of our 5-6-day delegations to the Global
\nClimate Summit in Cancun, Mexico November 29-December 10. Details follow
\nbelow.<\/strong><\/div>\n


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Please Donate<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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On 10\/10\/10, OCA’s
\nclimate justice ally, 350.org<\/a> is organizing a Global Work Party to
\ninvolve people in positive actions in their local communities to
\ndemonstrate how we can sharply reduce and sequester
\nclimate-..destabilizing greenhouse gases and move back below the dangerous
\ntipping point of 350 parts per million of CO2 in our atmosphere.<\/strong><\/div>\n

\nA worldwide shift of
\nagriculture from chemical-..intensive factory farms and industrial
\nmonocultures to organic practices could drastically reduce CO2, nitrous
\noxide, and methane emissions, and sequester a critical mass of carbon
\nback in the soil, where it belongs. That’s why OCA and 350.org<\/a> are
\nencouraging people to spend 10\/10\/10 working on a community garden or an
\norganic farm in your local area.<\/strong><\/div>\n


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Please click on 350.org<\/a>
\nto find out what other organic consumers and climate justice activists
\nin your community have planned for 10\/10\/10. If there’s not something
\nalready planned, then please organize your own 10\/10\/10 Work Party.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Sign Up to take action on October 10 in your local community<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n


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