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"I
once found a kernel of corn in the middle of a deep wood by Walden,
tucked in behind a lichen on a pine, about as high as my head, either
by a crow or a squirrel. It was a mile at least from any corn-field."
Henry D. Thoreau, Journal, November 19, 1850
Rural and urban activists throughout the Americas are calling on grain
exporters, the biotech industry, and the US and Canadian governments
to stop dumping untested and unlabeled genetically engineered corn on
Mexico and other nations, where irreplaceable corn varieties are being
damaged by "genetic pollution."
In Mexico
researchers have detected widespread contamination of traditional varieties
of corn, caused by surreptitious imports of genetically engineered corn
into Mexico
by grain export giants such as Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill
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Campaign activists are also demanding that
corporations and governments heed the concerns of consumers, North and
South, and remove genetically engineered corn and other foods and crops
from the market, unless they can be proven to be safe for human health
and the environment. Recently hundreds of US consumers have reported
allergic reactions to the FDA after eating Kraft and other brand name
products likely containing genetically engineered corn.
On April 10-17, 2002 activists in North and South America
dumped corn and organized picket lines, protests, and press
conferences. Key demands include: (1) Stop dumping Genetically Engineered
corn on Mexico
and other centers of biodiversity; (2) Stop dumping GE corn on consumers;
and (3) guarantee a fair price to all corn producers, North and South.
Farmers, consumers, and
concerned scientists are protesting at US Embassies, Mexican Consulate
offices, grain ports, corporate offices (Kraft, Archer Daniels Midland,
Cargill, Monsanto) as well as major grain trade centers, including the Minneapolis Grain Exchange,
the Chicago Board of Trade, and the Winnipeg(Canada)
Commodities Exchange.
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