GMO Ban Bill

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Proposal to Ban Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Introduction*l

We propose a comprehensive ban on the cultivation, production, and distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our country due to growing concerns over their impact on human health, the environment, and the economy.

Rationale

  1. Uncertain Health Effects: GMOs have been linked to various health problems, including allergies, cancer, and reproductive issues.
  2. Environmental Damage: GMOs can contaminate non-GMO crops, harm beneficial insects, and contribute to pesticide resistance.
  3. Economic Concerns: GMOs predominantly benefit large corporations, threatening small farmers’ livelihoods and biodiversity.
  4. Lack of Transparency: Insufficient labeling and regulation obscure consumers’ ability to make informed choices.

Key Provisions

  1. Immediate Ban: Prohibit the cultivation and sale of GMO crops.
  2. Labeling Requirements: Mandate clear labeling of GMO-containing products.
  3. Research and Development: Establish funding for non-GMO agricultural research.
  4. International Cooperation: Collaborate with other nations to establish global GMO regulations.

Implementation Timeline

  1. Short-term (6 months): Establish a GMO regulatory agency.
  2. Medium-term (1 year): Phase out GMO crops.
  3. Long-term (2 years): Achieve complete GMO elimination.

Benefits

  1. Improved Public Health
  2. Environmental Protection
  3. Economic Benefits for Small Farmers
  4. Increased Transparency

Proposed Legislation*

GMO Ban Act

Section 1: Definitions

“GMO" means any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering.

Section 2: Prohibitions

  • Cultivation, production, and distribution of GMOs.

Section 3: Labeling Requirements

  • Clear labeling of GMO-containing products.

Section 4: Research Funding

  • Allocate funds for non-GMO agricultural research.

Section 5: International Cooperation

  • Collaborate with other nations on global GMO regulations.

Section 6: Effective Date

  • This Act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

Conclusion

Banning GMOs protects public health, the environment, and the economy. We urge policymakers to take immediate action.

Supporting Organizations

  1. Environmental Working Group (EWG)
  2. Organic Consumers Association (OCA)
  3. Non-GMO Project
  4. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)

References

  1. World Health Organization. (2018). Frequently Asked Questions on Genetically Modified Foods.
  2. National Institutes of Health. (2020). Genetic Engineering and Society.
  3. European Union. (2020). GMO Legislation.
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Exactly! I often thought even if GMO foods exist, those foods should have a label on it saying “this is a GMO food” instead of non-GMO foods having a stamp. It’s backwards.

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I support this. The risks of GMO experiments are unknown and can result in widespread plagues and blights.

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I remember what the produce tasted like at the farms we used to go as kids, so much better than the crap in the grocery stores of today!

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Although I do agree with you, if you buy produce locally they are much less likely to be GMO. At least in my area. If you can, stop buying produce in grocery stores and supporting big monocrop agriculture. Buy produce from local farms, then can or dry your food to last through the winter!

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Added this to Reclaiming the Soil & Water Commons for Health, Sovereignty, and Sustainability in the Appendices

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ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE.
GMOs have been around for thousands of years. Gregor Mendel’s experiments of hybridization with pea plants are an early and notable example. Multiple studies have shown that GMOs pose no health risks to the consumer, and are, in fact, as healthy as conventional crops. GMOs are also approved by the FDA, having passed the rigorous testing required to be sold to consumers.
Beyond health, the benefits of GMOs are widespread:
Less cost
Higher yields
Fewer chemicals and pesticides
Less soil erosion than unmodified crops
Used in medicine to produce life-saving vaccines, insulin, and treatments for diseases
GMOs can be engineered to have higher nutritional value. While mixing DNA has the potential to be risky, REAL SCIENTIFIC research has shown that GMOs are not more likely to cause negative reactions than non-GMOs. GMOs help lower the cost of food because farmers are able to grow higher yields thanks to the pest- and drought-resistant properties of some GMO crops, including corn. These increased protections enable the corn to better fight off these pests on its own, which means farmers can use less pesticide on their fields. This helps farmers protect the environment and also reduces the cost of growing the crop, which helps keep down the cost of products and food for consumers. *
Oselinsky, K., Johnson, A., Lundeberg, P., Johnson Holm, A., Mueller, M., & Graham, D. J., 2021, GMO Food Labels Do Not Affect College Student Food Selection, Despite Negative Attitudes towards GMOs.

Since approximately 75% of processed foods contain GMOs, buyers need not be intimidated by them and should remember that genetically modified products are just as healthy as regular ones.
It is obvious, Susan, that you are a determined to refuse scientific research and continue to damn GMO products, but the truth is that human beings have survived for thousands of years despite horrific bacteria, virus, and nature’s own GMO and doing so has strengthened DNA passed on.
What is truly ironic about this entire concern about GMO products is that so many people who are very “wise” about their food choices and general health ACCEPTED without QUESTION the DEADLY COVID JAB that is not a vaccine - that definition was “non-scientifically modified” to FIT the COVID JAB because it IS a gene-altering injection (“science” lied) and has caused the deaths of MILLIONS, caused cancer rates to rise, created horrific heart problems, spontaneous abortions, and the deaths of little children who should never have been given the jab in the first place, among other horrors. THAT and Dr. Fauci should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity and child abuse.
The other irony is that silly people believed Dr. Fauci when he insisted that all of us wears masks when, in fact, we have known for over 100 years that wearing masks do NOTHING but cause horrific medical and psychological harm. Dr. Fauci knew this but LIED, as he also did with the made-up “six feet distance” BS, and laughed at all he could control. Yet, silly people get their panties in a twist because of GM FOOD!!! OMG!!! that have caused NO health-related problems.
GMO food has been around forever: even indigenous people knew to GMO wild corn to make it something that offered great benefit to their diets and heath.
Those who accepted the HIDEOUS LIE about the COVID JAB that DOES, in fact, ALTER GENETIC MAKE-UP, and put that in their bodies without bothering to question the deadly JAB pushed on the world, made themselves “genetically modified.” The research that the JAB was a gene-altering deadly and permanently injuring horror was known right from the start, but people failed to believe the SCIENTIFIC TRUTH, and accepted the Total non-scientific BS.
Did you get the gene-altering COVID JAB, Serena?
About time people put the non-scientific fear and pearl-clutching about GMO food in the trash where it belongs.