To: James McCann, Chief Operating Officer for Ahold USA
Label GMO Foods at Stop & Shop
I support GMO labels. Please label store-brand products at Stop & Shop that contain GMOs.
Why is this important?
We have a right to make healthy, responsible, and informed choices about the food we eat. Yet it’s usually impossible to know whether our food contains GMOs.
GMOs aren't without risk -- many are designed for increased pesticide use, which has been linked to serious health and environmental effects. And they usually don't undergo independent safety testing before being brought to market.
While Connecticut passed a GMO labeling law last year, it won't go into effect until four other states pass similar laws. But in the meantime some stores, like Whole Foods, have responded to the strong concern of customers by labeling their GMO products. Stop & Shop should take the lead here in Connecticut and start labeling its store-brand products that contain GMOs.
Sign this petition to the head of Stop & Shop and ask him, as a customer, to label GMOs in their store-brand products.
GMOs aren't without risk -- many are designed for increased pesticide use, which has been linked to serious health and environmental effects. And they usually don't undergo independent safety testing before being brought to market.
While Connecticut passed a GMO labeling law last year, it won't go into effect until four other states pass similar laws. But in the meantime some stores, like Whole Foods, have responded to the strong concern of customers by labeling their GMO products. Stop & Shop should take the lead here in Connecticut and start labeling its store-brand products that contain GMOs.
Sign this petition to the head of Stop & Shop and ask him, as a customer, to label GMOs in their store-brand products.