Comments on: Victory! Court Finds USDA Violated Federal Law by Allowing Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets on the Market

By: alex johnes

alex johnes — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:09:38 +0000

GMO food is about population control and nothing else.

By: swifths

swifths — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:43:44 +0000

This victory is great news. How else can we take action? After all we, the people have the power to evoke change in the U.S. I am a college student in Ohio and would love to help out more with this effort but don’t know how to start. Right now I do my best to buy local and organic products (casting my vote in that way) but would love to know more. If anyone has suggestions on how to do more I would greatly appreciate it.

By: averagemaninthecountry

averagemaninthecountry — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:31:06 +0000

Anti GMO sugar beets could lead to destruction of rain forest. Having grown up hoeing sugar beets (one day I shared a whopping $3 with a migrant worker), I am not surprized that last year 95% of the sugar beets planted in the USA were “Roundup Ready”. The alternative is sugar cane, grown in the tropics.

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Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:29:34 +0000

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Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:00:33 +0000

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By: herbert browne

herbert browne — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:36:14 +0000

Simply getting GMOs to be LISTED ON LABELS OF PREPARED FOODS is a great “next step”. In this Age of Information (& Consumerism) it seems like the logical course to pursue… and that’s what I’ll be asking of my congressional rep & Senators. ^..^

By: KDK

KDK — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:13:45 +0000

This needs to be watched carefully to make sure no ‘funny’ biz is in the midst… meaning, I hope they can’t appeal only to have the appeal totally give them more power–I don’t know if it is possible, but today, one can never just ‘trust’ the courts.

If we could trust the courts to do what is right, GMOs (patenting of life) could/would not have happened. When did it and who was involved is the question, because for the longest time it wasn’t allowed.

We should all write the judge and thank everyone who argued this position. We are manipulated daily by big biz and it must end.

By: Genetically Modified Organisms: If This Doesn’t Convince You, Nothing Will | Sustainable Table

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:55 +0000

[...] I think that people have the idea that our government is testing GM foods for safety before they are released to the public, but this is not true. The FDA has no safety testing requirements, and often the reports they do rely on come from biased studies supported by companies like Monsanto. But we are catching on, and it’s clear by the work being done to keep GMOs labeled (“‘Non-GMO’ Seal Identifies Foods Mostly Biotech-Free” NYTimes) and court cases being brought against the approval of GMO crops (“Victory! Court Finds USDA Violated Federal Law by Allowing Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets on …). [...]

By: Carolina

Carolina — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:47:11 +0000

One small victory. Now if we could just get ALL GMO crops made illegal, we’d be flying high. There MUST be a way to make our government respond to our needs, and most importantly to the needs of our children. I would love to know the numbers of members of our governments who buy organic products. Products which are now too costly for the most needy members of our society to purchase, which is a crime in and of itself. Especially since we know the dangers of long-term ingestion of these foods. Selling these products to our poorest people helps insure that they will stay that way, because they interfere with the ability to learn, and have caused our obesity crisis almost singlehandedly. Do we have any ‘grassroots’ organisations protesting this travesty of justice, and if so, where do I sign up?

By: Local Food Beat » Blog Archive » VICTORY! We “beat” back the block bully!

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:59:16 +0000

[...] In a case brought by Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice representing a coalition of farmers and consumers, a Federal Court ruled yesterday that the Bush USDA’s approval of genetically engineered (GE) “RoundUp Ready” sugar beets was unlawful. The Court ordered the USDA to conduct a rigorous assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of the crop on farmers and the environment. Finish reading here. [...]