GMO-Free Portland!

 

Always something going on! Watch for these news stories and petitions

You'll find a lot of this in our Updates and the FAQ tabs. Here are other foods we will be watching. These battles don't end. But every time we go to court we get more and more ground that is moving a mountain. GMOs have taken a real hit. Be the first to see when we have to yell again for. Go to the right column to stay informed with these great groups.

GMO "drought resistant corn" - The USDA gave a whopping week for us to comment. Download a flyer and send the link around. See home page.

GMO ethanol corn- the next Starlink incident- never intended for human consumption but will be.
GMO alfalfa planting- USDA keeps green-lighting it defying the court. We're back in court as of the planting order this Spring 2011
GMO food labeling -
"Label GMOs: It's our right to know" California ballot initiative campaign 2012 could get a mandatory label law including animals reared on GMOs next year.

California has gotten it through the first committee to pass a law demanding GMO salmon to be labeled if this frankenfish is approved for consumption by the FDA.

The US has finally acquiesced to the WTO Codex guidelines for labeling of genetically engineered ingredients!  How will the US respond to this in action? Stay tuned.

95% of Americans that know what GMOs are want labels!
Keeping GMOs out of Organics - someone is always trying this slime.
Hold back the Frankenfish - They haven't approved it yet. We have to be ready if they try again. We slowed them down from steamrolling this through.
Pull out the beets now! - the Judge ordered the illegal sugar beets pulled. USDA was ruled against. Will they somehow sneak this crop in? They would have to get an Environmental Impact Statement that is "acceptable." The Alfalfa EIS was NOT acceptable! How much will that matter? Remember, not all agencies, departments or branches of government agree with each other. The court system is proving that!
Americans are eating cloned GMO cows if they're not eating organic or 100% grass-fed.

Here are the best pages to find news
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These pages are all incredible. We don't endorse every word said on every site- but we value the high quality of articles, references, and opportunities to make our voices heard through their campaigns. The best thing you can do is sign up for their mailing list and add them on Twitter whenever possible. Tweets are the fastest news source! And Please- find "GMO-Free Portland" on Facebook so you can tell us what is going on and tell us new sites.

Center for Food Safety
Institute for Responsible Technology
The Food and Water Watch
The Organic and non-GMO report
The Organic Consumers Association
GM Contamination Register (international)
Say No to GMOs!

We're also impressed by people we've met on this site.
April Scott - reporter/editorials
Bev Baker - Facebook news feeds fast
Pamm Larry - Label GMOs ballot initiative organizer

And be sure to see the positions of:
Union of Concerned Scientists (report "Failure to Yield")
American Academy of Environmental Medicine

In memorial: beloved Campaign for Safe Food from the Physicians for Social Responsibility based out of Oregon. Its inactive at the moment but still a strong source of important information. We hope someone else will pick this torch up again.
Rick North / PSR CSF was vital in the rBST fight we are currently winning. We're watching!