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Consumer Action Kit








Introduction




What is genetic engineering?






Why Care?






In the Kitchen






In the Supermarket






Mothers' Milk List






On the Farm




In the Garden




Government




Sample Letters to US Government




Look Who Is Listening




10 Largest Companies





Food, Farms, and Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering has entered our lives with quiet but forceful determination on the part of companies and the government. Without adequate testing, labeling, careful legislative oversight or public debate, consumers are expected to accept this technology and its promised benefits without a full discussion of its risks. Genetic engineering may cause the most significant changes to farming in our lifetime. It has the potential to permanently change the delicate balance of our natural ecological systems. Our consumer action kit gives you practical information and tools to

  • CHANGE your buying habits
  • WRITE the people in power
  • JOIN US and stay INFORMED