This concerns anyone of us who let our kids have an occasional treat,
especially with Halloween coming up. I enclose the original letter I
received from The Center For Food Safety as it's pretty self
explanatory ..this particular letter targets Hersheys but the GM sugar
beet crop is industry wide. If you want to send a letter like the one
below go here

http://ga3.org/campaign/Hersheys

kathy gibb
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> Tell Hershey's to Kiss GM Sugar Goodbye!
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> Dear Kathleen,
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> Consumers in Brazil can now eat Hershey's Kisses(TM) without fear of
GM ingredients. Unfortunately, that is not the case for US consumers.
Several weeks ago, Hershey's in Brazil announced that it will not use
GM ingredients, including GM beet sugar, in the products it makes in
Brazil, but it remains silent about its plans in the US.
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> US farmers planted GM sugar beet crops for the first time this year.
These Roundup Ready® GM sugar beets are genetically altered to resist
Monsanto's toxic weed killer, Roundup, and its active ingredient,
glyphosate. But here's the scary part:
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> When the USDA first approved the planting of GM sugar beets, the EPA
also increased the maximum allowable residues of glyphosate on the
beet roots (from which sugar is extracted) by a staggering 5,000%!
This EPA policy change was made at the request of Monsanto, producer
of GM sugar beet seeds.
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> What this means for consumers is that the more GM ingredients
permitted in our foods, the greater the likelihood that we are
ingesting more toxic chemicals. What's worse is that there will be no
way to know if we're eating GM beet sugar once it hits the market,
which could happen as early as next year, because GM ingredients are
NOT labeled.
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> In 2001, Hershey's announced that it would not use GM beet sugar,
but the company has been noticeably silent on the issue ever since. A
double standard is not likely to prevail in the US, where members like
you have sent more than a hundred thousand letters to food companies
asking them to publicly refuse to use GM sugar in their products.
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> Tell Hershey's to Kiss GM Sugar Goodbye! Write a letter to Hershey's
urging the company to publicly reject the use of GM sugar in its
chocolates and other sweets.
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> Below is the sample letter, which i always tweek as it's really easy
when you have a script to work with. If you go to the site they have
this letter set up to go or edit.
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> Dear Hershey's
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> As someone who actively avoids buying genetically modified foods,
due to the threats they pose to human health, family farmers and the
environment, I know sugar has been one of the few, pure ingredients I
could count on to not be GM. Without labels on GM products, I have to
rely upon public company statements that they will avoid GM
ingredients in their products to inform the purchasing decisions I
make for myself and my family.
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> As you know, Hershey's in Brazil recently announced that it will not
use GM ingredients, including GM beet sugar, in the products it makes
in Brazil, but the company remains silent about its plans in the US.
For US consumers this is a disappointing double standard, particularly
in light of the widespread consumer opposition to GM foods that exists
in this country as well.
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> Several years ago, Hershey's told U.S. consumers it would not use
genetically modified sugar. But now that GM sugar beets are being
planted commercially in the US, you have made no such public assurances.
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> Please afford US customers the same protections afforded to those in
Brazil, and pledge to avoid the use of GM beet sugar in your products.
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> Sincerely,
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> Kathleen Gibb
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> Campaign Expiration Date:
> December 2, 2008
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