we have theright to know what`s in our food!

we have theright to know what`s in our food!

YES ON PROPOSITION 37
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW
WHAT’S IN OUR FOOD!
Proposition 37 is simple – it requires simple labels so we
know if the food we eat has been genetically engineered.
Why is Proposition 37 needed?
• Because we have the right to know what we eat.
• There will be no cost to consumers. Companies have 18 months to add
a few words to their labels, which they often change anyway.
• Nearly 50 other countries already require labeling of genetically
engineered food – including all of Europe, Australia, Japan and China.
The very same companies fighting our right to know what’s in our food
provide this information to their customers in other countries.
• A genetically engineered food (also known as genetically modified
organism, or GMO) is a plant or meat product that has had its DNA
artificially altered by genes from other plants, animals, viruses, or
bacteria. Examples of genetically modified foods include corn that
contains the insecticide Bt toxin inside the corn itself.
• There are no long-term studies proving that genetically engineered
foods are safe.
• There is no data that suggests genetically engineered foods are more
productive. However, data shows they require more pesticides, and in
the past 15 years, the over-reliance on GMO crops has resulted in the
rise of superweeds and superbugs.
• Despite the misinformation from the opponents, Proposition 37 simply
gives us the right to know what we eat through the same kind of
labeling already used throughout the world.
• The measure does not ban genetically engineered food – it simply gives
us the choice of what we eat and feed our families through clear labeling.
• The initiative is endorsed by a broad range of consumer, farm,
environmental and health advocates, including Sierra Club, California
Certified Organic Farmers, United Farm Workers, Public Citizen,
American Public Health Association, Consumer Federation of America,
Center for Food Safety and many others.
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P
roposition 37 is simple:
all it does is require clear
labels letting consumers
know if foods are genetically
engineered. We already have
food labels showing nutrition
information and other facts
consumers want to know.
This measure simply adds
information to the existing
labels telling us if food was
modified in a laboratory by
adding DNA from other plants,
animals, bacteria or viruses.
Please vote YES
on Proposition 37
this November 6.
Join the Million
More Movement!
Visit www.CARightToKnow.org
to join our incredible
grassroots effort to know
what is in our food!
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SIGNIFICA TRES COSAS:
• Usted tendrá derecho a saber lo que contienen
sus alimentos, y si éstos se producen mediante la
manipulación genética.
• Los alimentos se etiquetarán correctamente.
Las etiquetas de alimentos tendrán que divulgar si
el producto se elaboró mediante la manipulación
genética.
• Proteger la salud de su familia será más fácil.
• Usted tendrá la información que necesita acerca
de los alimentos que algunos médicos y científicos
dicen están vinculados con las alergias y otros
riesgos a la salud.
Los alimentos que compramos ya incluyen
información nutricional en las etiquetas. Con la
Propuesta 37, tendremos información, en lenguaje
sencillo, para saber si los alimentos se manipularon
genéticamente, lo cual significa que el ADN de
los alimentos se modificó artificialmente en un
laboratorio mediante el uso de genes provenientes
de víruses, bacterias u otras plantas o animales.
Debido a que los alimentos genéticamente
manipulados son polémicos, más de 40 países en
todo el mundo exigen el uso de etiquetas para
estos tipos de alimentos, incluyendo la mayor parte
de Europa, Japón, e incluso China e India. ¿No cree
que se debería dar a los estadounidenses la misma
información que se le proporciona a los extranjeros?
No existen estudios efectuados a largo plazo que
hayan comprobado que los alimentos manipulados
genéticamente sean seguros para el consumo humano.
Sin importar si usted compra alimentos manipulados
genéticamente o no, usted tiene el derecho a saber qué
compra y no arriesgar la salud de su familia. El etiquetar
los alimentos nos ayuda a saber que contienen para
poder tomar la decisión nosotros mismos.
JOIN ONE MILLION MORE FOR THE RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT WE EAT! YES ON PROPOSITION 37!
In just a few short weeks we gathered nearly ONE MILLION signatures while
creating an incredible statewide network of thousands of motivated volunteers.
Will you join us to help guarantee our Right to Know what’s in our food?
Visit www.CARightToKnow.org and sign up today. Or email us right now at [email protected]
and let us know you support Proposition 37— or fill out the form below and mail it to us at:
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