Subject:

agent orange soy

Date:

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:41:08 +0000

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Tell Vilsack to keep Dow Chemical's
<http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=1&akid=613.186003.F_id11> "Agent
Orange" soy off your plate!

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Tell Secretary Vilsack to Say No to Agent Orange Soy!
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 <http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=5&akid=613.186003.F_id11> "Dow
Chemical's "Agent Orange" 2,4-D Soy is Coming to a Plate Near You - Tell
Secretary Vilsack to Stop It!

Dear James,

Dow Chemical is back at it again! Last week Dow Chemical donated $1.2 million to
defeat Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods, which will appear on the
ballot in California this fall.[1] At the same time, they happen to be
petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the approval of a new
genetically engineered "Agent Orange" soybean that tolerates the extremely toxic
chemical herbicide 2,4-D, a major component of the Vietnam War era defoliant
Agent Orange.[2]

Not only does Dow Chemical not want you to know what's in your food, but now
they want to dump more toxic chemicals on it too! Numerous studies have linked
exposure to 2,4-D to serious health problems that include cancer (particularly
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma), lowered sperm counts, liver disease and Parkinson's
disease.[3]  In addition, dozens of peer-reviewed studies have found the use of
2,4-D to contribute to hormone-disrupting activity linked to reproductive
problems and thyroid dysfunction.[4]

Now Dow AgroScience wants to spray this toxic chemical on our food and in our
fields in unprecedented amounts!

Click here to tell the USDA to Dump Dow
<http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=6&akid=613.186003.F_id11> 's "Agent
Orange" soy and keep their toxic pesticide off your food!

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As you well know, the first generation of biotech crops has failed. And failed
badly. Now the biotech industry is stepping up the chemical arms race in an
effort to make up for the failure of Monsanto's Roundup. The excessive use of
Roundup has led to millions of acres of U.S. farmland to be filled with Roundup
resistant superweeds and now Dow Chemical and other companies are petitioning
the USDA to release even more new biotech crops to tolerate more toxic
chemicals.[5]

Along with major health impacts, the approval of Dow's "Agent Orange" 2,4-D soy
will likely lead to a massive explosion in the use of 2,4-D across the U.S., a
fact that has greatly alarmed scientists, environmentalists and farmers alike.

If the potential health problems and the escalating chemical arms race weren't
bad enough, there is grave concern among farmers for the problems with drift and
volatilization, which means that it's difficult to control when applying and
frequently leads to serious damage to neighboring farmer's crops. [6]

Considering the serious human health concerns, the threat to the environment and
family farmers themselves, Secretary Vilsack and the USDA should move quickly to
reject approval for Dow Chemical's 2,4-D soy. Not only does it not serve the
public interest, but it will lead to an ever-increasing reliance on deadlier and
more toxic chemicals to grow our food.

 <http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=9&akid=613.186003.F_id11> Click
here to tell the USDA to Dump Dow's "Agent Orange" soy to keep it off our fields
- and your plates.

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/641?t=11
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&akid=613.186003.F_id11

Thanks for participating in food democracy,

Dave, Lisa and the Food Democracy Now! team

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Sources:

1."'Yes on Prop 37' Produces Television Advert" (video)", Digital Journal,
August 26, 2012.

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2. "Agent Orange", Wikipedia http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/581?t=18
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3. "Opposition grows to "Agent Orange" GM corn" The Organic and Non-GMO Report,
February 1, 2012
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&akid=613.186003.F_id11

4. "Smarter Living: Chemical Index 2,4-D", National Resource Defense Council,
www.nrdc.org/living/chemicalindex/2-4-d.asp

5. "Approval of New Chemical-Resistant GMOs Likely to Prompt Pesticide
Escalation", PR Watch, August 28, 2012

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6. "Farm Group Seeks U.S. Halt on "Dangerous" Crop Chemicals", Reuters, April
18, 2012 http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/583?t=24
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