Monsanto's GMO sweet corn

Published on Aug 1, 2013

14 year old Rachel Parent debates Kevin O'Leary on the issue of Genetically Modified Food
Donate to the cause at Rachel's website: http://www.gmo-news.com
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network: www.cban.ca
petition for mandatory GMO food labelling: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Brin...
O'Leary knocks himself out: http://youtu.be/OFS035Kdo-s
Rachel's challenge to O'Leary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XcXK...
original broadcast on CBC: If you want to see CBC's "The Lang O'Leary Exchange" with the commercials: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Show...

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Clicking here will automatically add your name to this to Walmart CEO Mike Duke: "Walmart: Live up to your commitment to consumer safety, and reject Monsanto's untested and potentially toxic genetically-modified sweet corn before it's planted this spring." Automatically add your name: Learn more about this campaign Unlabeled. Untested. Unsafe. Walmart, don't sell Monsanto's GMO sweet corn! Dear Friend, This spring, Monsanto's GMO sweet corn — their first product for direct human consumption — will be getting planted for the first time. Then it will be sold, unlabeled, in a grocery store near you. What would it take to stop it? It would take the largest food retailer in the country rejecting Monsanto's untested, potentially toxic corn. Tell Walmart: Don't carry Monsanto's GMO sweet corn! Click here to automatically sign the petition. In response to pressure from more than 250,000 CREDO Activists and others last fall, Trader Joes, Whole Foods and General Mills all committed not to sell Monsanto's sweet corn.1 But not Walmart. Walmart, wrote to us that "nothing is more important than the safety and satisfaction of our customers." But that's just not consistent with selling this unlabeled GMO sweet corn, which contains three genetic modifications — including the insecticide Bt — and hasn't been tested to prove it is safe for humans to eat.2 Walmart could make a powerful statement for consumer safety by rejecting Monsanto's GMO sweet corn, but they won't do it unless we put very public pressure on the company. Tell Walmart: Don't carry Monsanto's GMO sweet corn! Click here to automatically sign the petition. This corn is Monsanto's first foray into designing GMO foods that could wind up whole on your plate. If it's successful, we can be sure that it will just be the beginning for Monsanto, who already produces roughly 90% of GMO seeds around the globe. As the largest food retailer, and even the largest seller of organic foods, Walmart can set an important precedent that could keep Monsanto's GMO sweet corn, and any future GMO foods, from taking root. If Walmart really means that nothing is more important than their customers safety then they need to take a stand now. Click below to automatically sign the petition: http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5535403&id=35505-5154581-RZHw_fx&t=10 Thanks for fighting for safe and healthy food. Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets 1. "Food companies petitioned to ban new Monsanto GMO corn," Reuters, 10/27/11 2. "Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals," Huffington Post, 3/18/10

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Here are some ways you can spread the word to make sure Walmart takes a stand against Monsanto's sweet corn.

If you are on Facebook, click here to post the petition to your Wall.

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Tell @Walmart: Stand up for consumer safety and reject Monsanto's untested, unlabeled GMO sweet corn: http://bit.ly/yVOW5j @CREDOMobile #gmo

You can also send the following e-mail to your friends and family. Spreading the word is critical, but please only pass this message along to those who know you -- spam hurts our campaign.

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--The CREDO Action Team

Here's a sample message to send to your friends:

Subject: Tell Walmart: Don't sell Monsanto's potentially toxic GMO sweet corn
Dear Friend,

This spring, Monsanto's GMO sweet corn -- their first product for direct human consumption -- will be getting planted for the first time.

Then it will be sold, unlabeled, in a grocery store near you.

To stop it, we'll need significant opposition from food sellers to this untested, potentially toxic product. Walmart is the largest food retailer in the country, but they have no plans to reject Monsanto's GMO sweet corn.

I just signed a petition urging Walmart to take a stand for consumer safety, and reject Monsanto's GMO sweet corn before it's planted. You can add your name here:

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/walmart_no_gmo/?r_by=35505-5154581-RZHw_fx&rc=confemail