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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Activism / “No Brown” GMO Apple Fast Tracked for Approval

“No Brown” GMO Apple Fast Tracked for Approval

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

Apple mixAfter arrogantly submitting a measly 2 pages of actual company documentation in its request for Canadian approval of its heavily modified, “no brown” GMO apple, biotech firm Okanagan Specialty Fruits has set its sights on a quick release in the USA.

The USDA announced on its website a 60 day public comment period commencing July 9, 2012 before making a final decision on the subject per the company’s request.

According to polls, 69% of Canadians oppose this new GMO abomination with no doubt a similar or even higher number opposing in the United States given that 90% of Americans support honest labeling of frankenfoods.

Watchdog groups are scrambling to quickly amass opposition even as PhD biotech researchers admit that the resulting proteins created in GMO foods are unpredictable at best, a “normal” byproduct of the genetic engineering process.

Kirk Azevedo, former Monsanto employee turned whisteblower warns:

“I saw what was really the fraud associated with genetic engineering. My impression, and I think most people’s impression with genetically engineered foods and crops and other things, is that it’s just like putting one gene in there and that one gene is expressed….But in reality, the process of genetic engineering changes the cell in such a way that it’s unknown what the effects are going to be.”

Of course, this is exactly why informed consumers are so greatly concerned with the rapid proliferation of GM foods in the food supply as unknown and unpredictable gene changes would likely correlate over the long term with unforeseen and perhaps lethal health consequences to those that consume them.

If approval of GMO apples that don’t brown when cut or bruised (thereby appearing fresh when they are not) is disturbing to you, please click here to fill out a short form telling the USDA exactly where it can put them apples.

Update:  According to the Washington Times, the GMO, no brown apple may be deregulated by the FDA and allowed in the US food supply by the end of 2013.

 

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

Source:  Genetically Modified Apples Newest GMO Creation

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (49)

  1. Katherine

    Jul 31, 2012 at 12:56 am

    I sent a message to Dr. Mercola’s FB as well as posted the link on it. We need to spread the word quickly. Why don’t we get all food bloggers to write to their followers about it?

    Reply
  2. Geo Whitmore via Facebook

    Jul 28, 2012 at 9:24 am

    time to plant our own fruit trees like our grandparents did

    Reply
    • Katie

      Sep 6, 2012 at 4:38 pm

      If that were possible where we are I’d be all over it!

  3. Anjii

    Jul 28, 2012 at 5:25 am

    I’m in Canada, and have unfortunately, heard NOTHING of this 🙁 I’m assuming though, as long as I only buy organic apples, we’re still safe, right?

    Reply
  4. thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook

    Jul 27, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    Just another way to fool the consumer. Shameful.

    Reply
  5. thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook

    Jul 27, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    You can bet that if they hit the market, they won’t be labeled either so you will have no idea if you are eating a brown rotten apple or not! Blech!!!

    Reply
  6. Angela Westmoreland via Facebook

    Jul 27, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    How gross, please everyone click the link and email the USDA !

    Reply
  7. D.

    Jul 27, 2012 at 9:48 am

    I’m not sure any of our foods are “natural” anymore. I’ve suspected cucumbers of being GE for quite a few years and nary a peep about that from the companies or producers. This is starting to be a battle we can’t win. Congresspeople give us the cursory head nod about labeling GMO foods and then vote for the big corporations and forget that we’re the ones who elected them to represent us and our concerns. I have no faith in america anymore. We’ve been shoved down the rabbit hole because they want to manage us rather than have us be self-reliant. We are a bought and paid-for nation of corporate 1%’ers who pride themselves on making the decisions for all of us – not just about food. I used to be somewhat optimistic. Today I don’t feel that way at all. There are GE foods on the market, and have been for years, and we (the public) have no idea. Labeling doesn’t make me feel much better because these companies lie and do it legally. A real shame.

    Reply
  8. Kathy B

    Jul 27, 2012 at 8:45 am

    Stopping by from the blog hop. Come visit sometime, http://www.southernmadeintheshade.blogspot.com
    The tea is cold, cookies are warm, and no shoes are required! Kathy B.

    Reply
  9. El Temeroso via Facebook

    Jul 27, 2012 at 12:21 am

    Done and done but thanks for the feedback which may help others.

    Reply
  10. Becky

    Jul 26, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    DONE! I also posted this to my blog! Thanks so much for alerting us!!

    Reply
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