GM Free Week of Action: World Food Day: Unite Against Hunger

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This is the GM Free Week of Action and if you pop over here, you will find that Jessica Harrison has provided all sorts of information to keep you on the go and committed.

FOOD COMPANY LOBBY DAY

Wednesday 13 October 2010

 

Take 3 minutes out of your busy day

to email or phone the big food companies - 

telling them

"We want our food to stay GM free".

• To ask Pfizer/Wyeth for an immediate recall of GM contaminated infant formula S-26 Soy, ring their toll free number 1800552229 
• To lobby Health Minister Nicola Roxon asking her to fix our "rigorous" labelling laws so they really protect us.
• http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/issues/GE/taking-action 
• Contact Woolworths on 1300 767 969   http://www.woolworths.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/website/woolworths/contact+us/      contact-us
• Contact Coles: 1800 061562 or http://www.coles.com.au/Coles/Coles-Feedback.aspx
• Other companies  http://www.truefood.org.au/takeaction/?action=FOODCO
• Lobby the WA Agriculture minister on GM wheat at http://www.geneethics.org/actnow

Free copies of the 2010 True Food Guide 

which lists the companies committed to keep 

their products GM free

 are available from  

support@au.greenpeace.org or 1800815151 

SPEAK OUT AGAINST MONSANTO
Friday 15 October 2010
Meet at Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
Under the Clocks

Monsanto has begun a campaign to "change the opposition many Australia consumers have to genetically modified food". If you feel outraged, come along to speak on the open microphone and hear speeches from La Via Campesina representatives, angry mums and farmers.

One of the things the Week of Action does is act as bridesmaid and usher in the really big United Nations event, World Food Day organised by the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The theme in 2010 is United Against Hunger

So now it's over to you.

Senator Rachel Siewert has spoken out about Food Labelling and instancing some disturbing trends in what some might be feeding to their babies.  Please go here to follow what she has said.  Rachel is also speaking out - along with Senator Nick Xenophon - about the use of genetically modified ingredients in baby formula.

One of the problems in getting truth and useful and usable information into food labelling, is here. The Australian Food and Grocery Council is monolithic and influential.  Food consumers have to work at increasing their organisatsional constituency and find ways to add power and clout to their voice. Please let Rachel know of your support for what she is doing.