Dear Illinois
congressmen/women,
GMO’s have, through some fault of
the system, gone unlabeled in many states of America. GMOs cause a variety of
problems that concern the general public. Studies have provided substantial
evidence that genetically engineered organisms are unhealthy for various
reasons. Also, GMO’s have found their way deep into our gene pool where it
could potentially cause catastrophic damage. Furthermore, as they are herbicide
tolerant, they cause farmers to use a dramatically larger amount of herbicides
which causes environmental problems and leaves a remainder of herbicide left on
them making them even more unhealthy.
People have a right to know what
they are consuming. The labeling of GMO’s disagree with companies that participate
in genetic engineering, which likely has much to do with the fact that they
have not yet been made mandatory to label in all of America. However, other
states that have adopted the labels have experienced little changes in consumer
purchasing patterns. People do not change easily and so labeling GMOs might not
have much of an effect, but at least give those who care the opportunity to
choose. My hope is that, when this comes up again as a bill, you will show it
your full support it.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
Just want to know what is in my food so I can decide what to feed my kids. Why is this so hard for these companies to just be honest???