August 4, 1998

An Urgent Message to all Environmentally and Socially Responsible
Americans

Right now over 60% of the foods in your local stores contain genetically
engineered organisms. Hormones, viruses, bacteria, substances that have
never been part of the human food supply now permeate the foods we eat
every day. Everything from pizza to chips; soda to baby formula.

There’ve been no long-term studies or safety testing of these foods.
Even worse, none of these foods are labeled so we’re denied the basic
parental right to choose what we’re feeding our families.

Meanwhile, doctors and scientists all over the world are voicing grave
concerns about genetically engineered foods, and entire countries are
banning them from their borders.

What are they worried about? Allergic reactions, increased estrogen
levels, rise in breast and prostate cancer, the creation of super
bacteria, the spread of toxic viruses, and much more.

Where do genetically engineered foods come from? They’re the brainchild
of the same industry that brought us DDT, Agent Orange, and Thalidomide
...

Today these same companies are short-circuiting standards for
responsible labeling and testing of the foods we eat. More successfully
than any other lobby, they’ve managed to inhibit the only means of
protection consumers have: government regulation and consumer choice.

To get a feel for the depth of the genetic engineering crisis, consider
this: The biotech industry is well on the way to controlling
development, production and processing of our global seed supply. And if
they make a mistake, it cannot be fixed - genetic pollution cannot be
contained or cleaned up. It will last as long as there is life on earth.


Mothers for Natural Law is sponsoring a nation-wide Right to Know
Campaign. Our immediate goal is to collect 1,000,000 names to a petition
demanding truthful labeling of genetically engineered foods by
Thanksgiving.

How can you jump in?
 • Sign the online petition at
     http://www.safe-food.org/-campaign/petition.html
 • Link your web site to the online petition.
 • Send this letter to everyone on your e-mail list.
 • Duplicate and distribute the petition (with your logo on it) to your
   mailing list/network, with your newsletter/magazine, in your
   store/office.
   • Petition in PDF format:
       http://www.safe-food.org/-campaign/petition.pdf
   • Online printable petition:
       http://www.safe-food.org/-campaign/petition_print.html
 • Become a signature gatherer in your area—download the kit:
       http://www.safe-food.org/-campaign/volunteer.pdf
   or call our office at (515) 472-2809 and ask for signature-gatherer
   materials to be sent to you.
 • Let your friends know they can sign the petition by phoning toll
free:
       (877) REAL-FOOD.

I urge you to step forward to protect the integrity of our planet and
safeguard the future for our children.

Sincerely,

Laura Ticciati
Executive Director
Mothers for Natural Law

Mothers for Natural law is a non-profit educational organization
coordinating a national public awareness campaign on the dangers of
genetically engineered foods and the national coordinator for the
Consumer Right to Know—One Million in ’98 Campaign.

Mothers for Natural law
P.O. Box 1177 • Fairfield, Iowa 52556
Phone 515-472-2809 • Fax 515-472-2683
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www.safe-food.org

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