Winning Our Hearts and Minds? Monsanto and Big Food Pull Out the Big Guns

[marmar]

Winning Our Hearts and Minds? Monsanto and Big Food Pull Out the Big Guns

Monday, 05 August 2013 09:34
By Katherine Paul and Zack Kaldveer, Organic Consumer's Association | Report


Monsanto and Big Food are taking the battle for consumers' hearts and minds to the next level. And it's no coincidence that they're pulling out the big guns just as the Washington State I-522 campaign to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products is gaining steam.

Can industry front groups and slick public relations firms convince us that the products they're peddling are not only safe, but good for us? Will the millions they spend on websites and advertorials pay off?

We're guessing not, given the latest New York Times poll stating that 93 percent of Americans want labels on foods containing GMOs.

Still, it can't hurt to know who's behind the latest salvo of lies and misinformation. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://truth-out.org/news/item/17976-winning-our-hearts-and-minds-monsanto-and-big-food-pull-out-the-big-guns

[TheBlackAdder]

1. I want my food bathed in Roundup! Also, I'm canceling my Progressive Farmer Subscription.

Who doesn't want their crops fed water, fertilizer and Roundup?

Only a moron would think that the Roundup doesn't get into the plants along with the water and fertilizer.

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On another note, I was disappointed that my latest edition of Progressive Farmer contained a 4-page cover. The back page was a GMC ad, the Front, Front Inside and Rear Inside were touting the benefits of their new GMO Soybeans labeled as Roundup 2 Ready.

When I perused though the magazine... it dawned on me that this is NOT a progressive farming magazine at all.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. Wash down the GMOs w/fracked H2O.

No thanks.

[Cha]

3. Thanks!

[malthaussen]

4. Okay, Monsanto, if GMOs are good for you...

... you should be proud to label your products.

-- Mal