October is National Non-GMO month.
Here at Earthbeam Foods, we are committed to offering as many non-GMO products as possible. Though we are unable to offer 100% non-GMO products, we pride ourselves in helping you make educated choices and selling non-GMO products when available.
We support all legislation and progress towards labeling genetically modified foods, including the grassroots-powered 2012 ballot initiative to make the labeling of food products containing GMOs mandatory.
You can help spread the word, make a pledge to non-GMO, and stayed informed at http://labelgmos.org. As reported by www.organicconsumersfund.org/label, “California is poised to be the first state with mandatory GMO labeling laws through the 2012 California Ballot Initiative process.
Of course, there are a lot of untold truths about genetically modified organisms. The first, simple truth is that GMOs are dangerous- to our health, our families, and our communities. In North America, over 80% of our food contains GMOs, the most common being soy, cotton, canola, corn, sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, alfalfa, and squash (zucchini and yellow). The Non-GMO project does a great job of divulging these truths and offering them to the consumer in an accessible and thorough way (http://www.nongmoproject.org/).
It is important to understand that, though organic buying is an important step towards a healthy lifestyle, organic products are not necessarily non-GMO. Organic ingredients may still be genetically engineered because of cross contamination, through pollination or during manufacturing.
You can find a list of Non-GMO approved products at http://www.nongmoproject.org/product-verification/search-participating-products/, many of which we are proud to offer here at Earthbeam.
However, at this time, organic is the most positive change that one can make in their eating and buying habits. Here are Beyond Frankenfoods and Toxics “Ten Reasons to Buy Organic”:
1) Most organic foods are produced without GMOs
2) Organic foods are safe and pure
3) Organic foods & farming are climate-friendly
4) Organic certification prohibits nuclear irradiation
5) Very few cases of food poisoning have ever been linked to organic farms or food processors
6) Organic farming categorically prohibits the use of sewage sludge
7) Animals on organic farms cannot be fed slaughterhouse waste
8) Humane treatment of animals
9) Organic has high nutritional value
10) Organics preserve family farms
