[cgfc-discuss] [Biodemocracy]ALERT: TELL KRAFT NO GE FOODS OCT. 25th-NOV. 1st!

[biodemocracy at lists.organicconsumers.org]

KRAFT WEEK OF ACTION FOR SAFE FOOD OCTOBER 25th- NOVEMBER 1st

Tell Kraft: NO Genetically KRAFTed Foods!

Join thousands of people across the continent as we demand that Kraft
Foods stop using genetically engineered ingredients!  We need your help
in sending a strong message to Betsy Holden, CEO of the largest food
company in the U.S., that we don't want untested, unlabeled genetically
engineered (GE) food on our supermarket shelves or on our plates!

This is our fourth week of action since the launch of the campaign in
February 2002, and we're making progress in moving Kraft to become the
largest GE-FREE food company in the world. But we need your support to
make it happen!

GET MORE INFO AND GET INVOLVED: http://www.organicconsumers.org/kraft

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Join the fight for safe, sustainable, GE-free food during the week of
Oct. 25th-Nov. 1st: 
*Leaflet, picket or do a "product return" at your local grocery store or
Kraft facility* 
*Gather petition signatures* 
*Organize a call-in to Kraft* 
*Contact the media* 
*Do a teach-in to educate your community and put pressure on Kraft* 
*Get creative!*

Please go to http://www.organicconsumers.org/kraft to sign up online or
contact one of our coordinators at action at foe.org or 202-783-7400 x190
and we will send you a Week of Action Kit with everything you'll need to
get involved locally and make a difference globally! 

Please contact us as soon as possible to get your action kit, for help
planning your event and for information about the campaign. Also, please
let us know if you're planning an event, so we can track where actions
are happening.


GET MORE INFO AND GET INVOLVED: http://www.organicconsumers.org/kraft

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KRAFT IS STARTING TO LISTEN!
Since February 2002, tens of thousands of people have called or written
Kraft and demonstrated in front of more than 600 grocery stores and
Kraft facilities demanding that Kraft stop using genetically engineered
(GE) ingredients in its products. 

It looks like Kraft is starting to listen!

As a result of strong grassroots pressure, the GE Food Alert Coalition
has started a dialogue with the company. In its Annual Report, Kraft has
listed consumer concern over GE foods one of its top issues to resolve.
In addition, in February 2003, Kraft CEO Betsy Holden publicly
acknowledged some of the health risks of GE foods and called for
stronger government regulation of GE foods.

We're starting to get through--but we've got to keep up the pressure! 

GET MORE INFO AND GET INVOLVED: http://www.organicconsumers.org/kraft

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WHY TAKE ACTION?
Kraft is putting genetically engineered ingredients in our food,
experimenting with our health and the environment, and hurting family
farmers. Kraft's products are found in 99% of U.S. households, and Kraft
refuses to label these untested foods, despite the fact that between 85
and 95% of Americans want labeling.

Many of Kraft's products, such as Boca Burgers, Lunchables, Post
cereals, Taco Bell taco shells and Stovetop Stuffing, have been found to
contain untested and unlabeled genetically engineered ingredients that
may put our families and the environment at risk. Risks include health
hazards, such as new allergies and plant toxins, as well as
environmental threats, like harm to wildlife, creation of "superweeds"
from cross-pollination, and increased pesticide use. In addition,
experimental "biopharm" crops, engineered to produce pharmaceutical
drugs and industrial chemicals, threaten to contaminate our food supply.

Kraft is aware of the health and environmental risks posed by GE foods.
Kraft has moved to avoid genetically engineered ingredients in their
products in Europe, showing they could be doing the same around the
world. However, Kraft continues to use questionable engineered
ingredients in the U.S. 

Join the WEEK OF ACTION & Tell Kraft that you don't want to be part of
the experiment!

GET MORE INFO AND GET INVOLVED: http://www.organicconsumers.org/kraft


Call or write Kraft today! Betsy Holden, CEO Kraft Foods Three Lakes
Drive Northfield, IL 60093 1-847-646-2000


Please forward far and wide!

Craig Minowa
Environmental Scientist
Organic Consumers Association
Craig at OrganicConsumers.org
320-384-7764

GET MORE INFO AND GET INVOLVED: http://www.organicconsumers.org/kraft

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