Re: agent orange soy - JUST SAY NO

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The dangers of GMO crops and foods are well documents. Just say no!

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In a message dated 8/29/2012 9:38:21 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

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_Tell Vilsack to keep Dow Chemical's " Agent Orange " soy off your plate!_

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=1 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=2 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

_Tell Secretary Vilsack to Say No to Agent Orange Soy! _

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Dear Jan,

Dow Chemical is back at it again! Last week Dow Chemical donated $1.2

million to defeat Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods, which will

appear on the ballot in California this fall.[1] At the same time, they happen

to be petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the approval of a

new genetically engineered “Agent Orange†soybean that tolerates the

extremely toxic chemical herbicide 2,4-D, a major component of the Vietnam War

era defoliant Agent Orange.[2]

Not only does Dow Chemical not want you to know what's in your food, but

now they want to dump more toxic chemicals on it too! Numerous studies have

linked exposure to 2,4-D to serious health problems that include cancer

(particularly non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma), lowered sperm counts, liver disease

and

Parkinson’s disease.[3] In addition, dozens of peer-reviewed studies have

found the use of 2,4-D to contribute to hormone-disrupting activity linked

to reproductive problems and thyroid dysfunction.[4]

Now Dow AgroScience wants to spray this toxic chemical on our food and in

our fields in unprecedented amounts!

_Click here to tell the USDA to Dump Dow’s " Agent Orange " soy and keep

their toxic pesticide off your food_

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=6 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h) !

_http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=8 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h_

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As you well know, the first generation of biotech crops has failed. And

failed badly. Now the biotech industry is stepping up the chemical arms race

in an effort to make up for the failure of Monsanto’s Roundup. The excessive

use of Roundup has led to millions of acres of U.S. farmland to be filled

with Roundup resistant superweeds and now Dow Chemical and other companies

are petitioning the USDA to release even more new biotech crops to tolerate

more toxic chemicals.[5]

Along with major health impacts, the approval of Dow’s " Agent Orange " 2,4-D

soy will likely lead to a massive explosion in the use of 2,4-D across the

U.S., a fact that has greatly alarmed scientists, environmentalists and

farmers alike.

If the potential health problems and the escalating chemical arms race

weren’t bad enough, there is grave concern among farmers for the problems

with

drift and volatilization, which means that it's difficult to control when

applying and frequently leads to serious damage to neighboring farmer's

crops. [6]

Considering the serious human health concerns, the threat to the

environment and family farmers themselves, Secretary Vilsack and the USDA

should

move quickly to reject approval for Dow Chemical’s 2,4-D soy. Not only does

it

not serve the public interest, but it will lead to an ever-increasing

reliance on deadlier and more toxic chemicals to grow our food.

_Click here to tell the USDA to Dump Dow’s " Agent Orange " soy to keep it

off our fields - and your plates._

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=9 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

_http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=11 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h_

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Thanks for participating in food democracy,

Dave, and the Food Democracy Now! team

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Sources:

1. " 'Yes on Prop 37' Produces Television Advert " (video) " , Digital Journal,

August 26, 2012.

_http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/640?t=16 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h_

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/640?t=15 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

2. “Agent Orangeâ€, Wikipedia

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(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/581?t=17 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

3. “Opposition grows to “Agent Orange†GM corn†The Organic and Non-GMO

Report, February 1, 2012

_http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/582?t=20 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h_

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/582?t=19 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

4. “Smarter Living: Chemical Index 2,4-Dâ€, National Resource Defense

Council,

www.nrdc.org/living/chemicalindex/2-4-d.asp

5. “Approval of New Chemical-Resistant GMOs Likely to Prompt Pesticide

Escalationâ€, PR Watch, August 28, 2012

_http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/642?t=22 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h_

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/642?t=21 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)

6. “Farm Group Seeks U.S. Halt on " Dangerous“ Crop Chemicalsâ€, Reuters,

April 18, 2012

_http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/583?t=24 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h_

(http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/583?t=23 & akid=613.193276.e0le7h)