| Dear Daniel Stafford, People shouldn't have to prove that genetically modified food -- or the pesticides tailored to them -- are causing harm. Industry should have to prove that they are safe.
That's the point-of-view of the Precautionary Principle, a guiding principle of Green America's work.
In our most recent Green American magazine, we explain how an adherence to the Precautionary Principle motivates our work with our GMO Inside campaign. Please share our comprehensive article, "GMOs and the Case for Precaution" with all of your friends who have questions about GMOs.
Below, we share two Web exclusive interviews conducted by our editor-in-chief, Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, for which we didn't have space in our print magazine. When you sign up for "Green Renew," you can choose to receive a paperless version of our magazine, viewable on your tablet or desktop computer, which contains ALL of the articles -- including the Web exclusives.
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Here's to health and safety in our food supply chain,
Alisa Gravitz,
President,
Green America
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 Our Interviews with organic farmer George Naylor and research biologist Dr. Jane Doe  GREEN AMERICA: How big of a problem is GMO contamination, from where you sit?
George Naylor (pictured, at left): My non-GM corn is right across the fence from my neighbor’s GM corn, so it’s clear there is going to be some contamination. If I’m going to continue to market my corn as non-GM, I definitely have to worry about contamination from my neighbor. Corn pollen can blow for miles.
George's full interview »
GREEN AMERICA: You had your own problems with an allergy to GMO corn?
Dr. Jane Doe: Yes. The biotech companies say, “Oh, there’s no problem with our GMOs. They’re not allergenic.” But I grew out some GMO plants when my state’s agriculture department asked me to provide samples for their exhibit at the state fair. We grew the plants in a greenhouse. When I went in to make pollinations, I went into anaphylactic shock and had to be rushed to the hospital. The doctor said, “You’re allergic to the pollen, and your career working with this crop is over."
But we did a skin test using GMO pollen and non-GMO pollen, and it was obvious I was only allergic to something in the GMO pollen. I have seen the same thing at a biotechnology company: A man who was working in the greenhouses was literally so allergic to the GMO plants, he had to take medication and completely suit up before he could go inside.
Jane's full interview »
4 Easy Steps to Get GMOs Off Your Plate  1. Avoid high-risk ingredients like non-organic corn, soy, canola oil, cottonseed oil, sugar from non-organic beets, alfalfa, and US-grown papaya.
2. Buy organic. USDA-certified organic foods cannot intentionally contain GMOs. The USDA does not require testing for GMOs, however, so unintentional contamination may occur.
3. Look for the label. The Non-GMO Project provides its "butterfly" label as an independent, third-party assurance that a product contains less than 0.9 percent GMOs. (See the label on our poster.)
4. Avoid processed foods. The list of hidden GM ingredients in non-organic processed foods is long, ranging from ascorbic acid to xanthan gum. Get a full list via the Non-GMO Shopping Guide.
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