Comments on: Whole Foods, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield Farm Surrender To Monsanto

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:48:26 +0000

I’ve been saying it for a couple of years and I’ll say it again: Within a few more years, there’ll be NO real food left! This is the largest human experiment in history and it will have a very bad ending!

By: kuka

kuka — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:15:30 +0000

Isn’t it a violation of human rights to force products unto consumers without letting them know what they are purchasing? Why hasn’t anything been done regarding labeling GMOs? Is that working for Europeans? Or is it just that “making less money than we used to is just not acceptable”? How much money is too much money? How unsustainable is too want to make more money with very limited resources?
Please someone educate me on if anything is happening regarding changing the labeling issue! Companies have to list the ingredients in their food yet they don’t have to let us if it’s natural or GM? URGH!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:29:58 +0000

There is NO benefit to humans. Zero. The benefit is to Monsanto who gets a royalty payment off of every crop. And if they contaminate yours with their pollen, you pay THEM. Check it out. This isn’t 1984 nonsense. It’s true. This is a total cave-in by our USDA to the business interests of Monsanto. Period. GMO crops have no value to anyone but the corporation that makes billions off of them. They require more pesticides and that alone has made countless farm workers sick just harvesting them. The issues are deep and the outrage we should be feeling is enormous.

By: Solar hot water

Solar hot water — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:44:19 +0000

I would also like to see this question answered. All I could find was confirmed allergic reactions and conflicting results about a whole lot of other things.

In my view there is not yet enough research on the subject, and therefore we should avoid using GMO products until a scientific consensus is reached. To me GMO-foods seem very unnecessary. I don’t see any need for them, as humans have done pretty well without them.

But if someone could answer the question, I’d appreciate it.

By: CuriousG

CuriousG — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:39:08 +0000

Here’s another perspective on the USDA’s approval of GE Alfalfa. I find this version of events to be much more believable than Ronnie Cumins’ from the OCA.
http://www.bnet.com/blog/food-industry/the-usda-says-yes-to-monsanto-and-now-organic…-milk-may-cost-even-more/2384

Hopefully, David, this info will help you better understand what happened at the USDA. You should also know that suing someone isn’t always the best way to remedy a wrong. Even if a suit is winnable, I have to think there would be plenty of negative publicity along with a suit against the Organic Consumer Association. It would seem to also go against OV’s comments about working together. So, I’d be very surprised if they decided to go that route.

By: david

david — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:08:14 +0000

I would take you all more seriously if you didn’t just release PR double-speak and address your paying customers who have been helping to keep you in business all these years and feel let down by the story and the “explanation”. I can’t believe that entire story is false since no one is getting sued for writing it.

By: David

David — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:12:15 +0000

Guys, please read the comments at the Stonyfield site. This is a huge issue and it is NOT being addressed correctly:

http://www.stonyfield.com/blog/2011/01/29/the-organic-community-must-come-out-swinging-at-the-right-opponents/

By: David

David — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:03:50 +0000

Then I guess we will be seeing a libel suit against the people who wrote the article, correct? I mean, if its untrue and now taken over the internet. Will be waiting to see that lawsuit.

This story is EVERYWHERE, and yet the 3 companies named in it just keep releasing the same rehashed PR stories. We don’t want the story to be true – but until we see you stand up strongly against this supposedly 100% false and incorrect article, we all have our doubts. Just look at Twitter – its everywhere and all people get from you are random well worded but not clear press releases.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:29:33 +0000

Propagating a lie does not make you a Good Human! Get the facts from OV here: http://ov.coop/3go and Stonyfield here: http://ov.coop/3gp and then issue an apology to your readers for having perpetrated a hoax.

By: david

david — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:08:59 +0000

That would be a funny comment if it was based in fact. I have publicly asked both companies to 100% deny that article and say it is entirely false. Thus far they have both declined to do so.

Please do your homework before regurgitating company talking points.