To: Giovanni Capriglione (TX-98) and Kelly Hancock (TX-9)
Label All GMOs in Texas
As a proud Texan, I and my fellow Texans signing this petition, are demanding legislation to require the labeling of all foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients and of all seeds that have been produced through genetic engineering, otherwise referred to as "GMO foods" or "GMOs." We have a right to know what is in the food we eat, what we are feeding to our families, and what we are growing on our farms and in our gardens. We are asking for a GMO labeling bill to be signed into law as soon as possible that will be effective at preserving the transparency of our food supply and robust enough to withstand constitutional challenge. Our children and future generations depend on you to protect the genetic integrity of our food, our seeds, and our bodies.
Why is this important?
Whether one supports Genetically Modified Organism food growing or not, is not the issue here. The issue is that we all have a right to know. I can see when sugar is in my packaged food, or if my fruits and veggies were grown organically or conventionally, so that I can make the choice that makes most sense to me in what I put in my body and the bodies of my children. We should all have the same right to know when our food is being Genetically Modified, so that we can at least make a choice as to whether or not to ingest it. The only reason we don't is because Big Food is dumping tons of money into political pockets to keep that choice from us. Greed is currently winning over ethics. We must turn the tide.