To: CEO of Gerber
GMO apples in baby food? Tell Gerber "No!"
Dear Gerber CEO:
A new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® could be approved to enter our food supply as early as December, and, like other GMO foods, it won’t be labeled and won’t have undergone independent safety testing.
Baby food companies are one of the largest buyers of apples, and Gerber is one of the world’s largest baby food companies.
Your company states that it does not currently use any genetically engineered fruits or vegetables. But until now that's been easy because there weren't any staple GMO fruits or vegetables, like apples, on the market.
We thank Gerber for making a commitment in the past to avoid genetically engineered fruits and vegetables, and we ask you now, as the country’s largest baby food maker, to make a firm commitment to never use GMO apples in your company’s baby food.
A new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® could be approved to enter our food supply as early as December, and, like other GMO foods, it won’t be labeled and won’t have undergone independent safety testing.
Baby food companies are one of the largest buyers of apples, and Gerber is one of the world’s largest baby food companies.
Your company states that it does not currently use any genetically engineered fruits or vegetables. But until now that's been easy because there weren't any staple GMO fruits or vegetables, like apples, on the market.
We thank Gerber for making a commitment in the past to avoid genetically engineered fruits and vegetables, and we ask you now, as the country’s largest baby food maker, to make a firm commitment to never use GMO apples in your company’s baby food.
Why is this important?
Soon Snow White may not be the only one with reason to be concerned about apples.
A new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® could be approved to enter our food supply as early as December, and, like other GMO foods, it won’t be labeled and won’t have undergone independent safety testing.
This GMO apple was genetically engineered via a new, virtually untested experimental technique called RNA interference, which many scientists are concerned may have negative unintended impacts on human health. The Arctic Apple® was not designed for increased nutritional value, but for purely cosmetic purposes -- it was genetically engineered to not brown when cut. However, browning in apples can be prevented naturally by applying lemon juice or another source of vitamin C -- making this new risky genetically engineered apple unnecessary.
Apples already carry some of the highest levels of toxic pesticide residues, many of them linked to hormone disruption, reproductive harm and even ADHD. Pound for pound, kids eat more food and have higher levels of pesticide exposure -- and we know that early life exposures to toxic pesticides can be especially harmful.
Apple growers and consumers say they don’t need or want this GMO apple, but it will soon be in everything from baby food to school lunches to Happy Meals, posing risks to our health, our environment and apple farmers across the United States.
Baby food companies are one of the largest buyers of apples, and Gerber is one of the world’s largest baby food companies. Gerber has stated that it doesn't currently use GMO fruits or vegetables in their baby food. Until now that's been easy because there weren't any staple GMO fruits or vegetables, like apples, on the market.
Please tell Gerber: we don't want risky GMO apples in its baby food.
A new genetically engineered Arctic Apple® could be approved to enter our food supply as early as December, and, like other GMO foods, it won’t be labeled and won’t have undergone independent safety testing.
This GMO apple was genetically engineered via a new, virtually untested experimental technique called RNA interference, which many scientists are concerned may have negative unintended impacts on human health. The Arctic Apple® was not designed for increased nutritional value, but for purely cosmetic purposes -- it was genetically engineered to not brown when cut. However, browning in apples can be prevented naturally by applying lemon juice or another source of vitamin C -- making this new risky genetically engineered apple unnecessary.
Apples already carry some of the highest levels of toxic pesticide residues, many of them linked to hormone disruption, reproductive harm and even ADHD. Pound for pound, kids eat more food and have higher levels of pesticide exposure -- and we know that early life exposures to toxic pesticides can be especially harmful.
Apple growers and consumers say they don’t need or want this GMO apple, but it will soon be in everything from baby food to school lunches to Happy Meals, posing risks to our health, our environment and apple farmers across the United States.
Baby food companies are one of the largest buyers of apples, and Gerber is one of the world’s largest baby food companies. Gerber has stated that it doesn't currently use GMO fruits or vegetables in their baby food. Until now that's been easy because there weren't any staple GMO fruits or vegetables, like apples, on the market.
Please tell Gerber: we don't want risky GMO apples in its baby food.