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Post edited 12:38 am – February 21, 2012 by weebitty

Thee is also a petition at the end of this article that you can sign as well.  Let everyone know about this post it to fb which I did and also other places and sign petition which I also did.  If you are willing. 

Monsanto's Bt GMO corn to be sold at Wal-Mart with no
indication it is genetically modified

by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Most of the genetically-modified (GM) corn products forced
on American consumers today are hidden in processed foods in the form of
high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), corn oil, corn starch, and various other
corn-based additives. But soon to be available at a Walmart near you is
Monsanto's Bt sweet corn, the agri-giant's first ever GM corn product made
available to consumers as whole ears right on the cob in the produce section–
and like with all other GMOs, neither Walmart nor Monsanto has any intention of
labeling this new "Frankencorn."

Monsanto first unveiled this new variety
of GM sweet corn back in August, which rivals Syngenta's GM sweet corn that has
already been on the market in limited form for the past ten years, claiming that
it would be available to farmers for planting during Fall 2011. Now, the corn
appears set to make its debut in Walmart stores across the country as early as
Summer 2012, unless massive public outcry is able to convince the multinational
retailer to scrap the corn, or at least voluntarily label it.

This
disturbing development comes courtesy of both Food & Water Watch and
Sum Of Us, which recently drew attention to the issue by creating
petitions against Walmart's potential sale of the corn. Though Monsanto's GM
sweet corn contains three genetically-engineered (GE) traits that have never
been used in food eaten directly by people, and that have never been properly
tested, Walmart still intends to quietly stock its produce shelves with this
phony corn in the very near future.

Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have rejected Monsanto's Bt corn, how about
Wal-Mart?

In a recent campaign alert (http://sumofus.org/campaigns/w…..-monsanto/), Sum Of
Us explains that immense consumer pressure has already resulted in
commitments from Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, and General Mills not to use
the new GM corn in any of their products. But as of the announcement, Walmart
has made no such commitment, presumably because of the company's close-knit
relationship with Monsanto, a "match made in hell" that Food & Water
Watch has humorously dubbed "Walsanto" (https://www.facebook.com/WalsantoWatch?sk=info).

But
there is still time to stop Walmart's stocking of Monsanto's latest GM poison
which, if successful, has the potential to completely destroy the viability of
the entire crop. If Walmart rejects the GM corn, many others will likely follow,
which will result in farmers refusing to plant it.

It is a simple supply
and demand situation, but one that is complicated by the fact that the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) refuses to mandate that any GMOs be labeled, which
means millions of people consume them all the time without knowing it. This is
why YOUR help is needed to spread the truth about both GM sweet corn and GMOs in
general to your friends, family members, neighbors, and coworkers.

You
can also sign this petition by April 1, 2012, asking Walmart not to stock
Monsanto's GM sweet corn:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org

Sources for this
article include:

http://sumofus.org/campaigns/w…..-monsanto/

http://fooddemocracynow.org