Hi Bryan,
I sometimes get so upset about Monsanto's latest antics that I can hardly sit still. But anger isn't so good for us, eh? Lets put our anger into constructive action. We can and will win that war. And so, the power is in the hands of the consumer. Let's keep getting the message out about Monsanto and put our power in our rights as consumers. Let's find out as much as we can about these companies and the products they foster on us and then refuse to support them in any way shape or form or support any politician who supports the short sighted money grubbing that seems the fashion these days. It sounds hard and it will be...we are in the fight of our lives and the planet as well. But it starts with small beginnings. So to this effort, I have decided that I will no longer buy products from companies who put enormous amounts of money into defeating Proposition 92 in Oregon which was about labelling GMO's in our food. (Or those joining forces to sue Vermont, a state that did pass a labelling law. The consumer has the right to know what is in his/her food! Don't we?!!!! But companies like Monsanto who invested nearly 16 million dollars as well as others such as Kraft, PepsiCo, Coca Cola just to name a few to defeat the Oregon bill this November don't think so. Which I suppose is their right, but heck! I don't like it and so I refuse to buy their products anymore!
I started research a couple days ago to determine the products I will now boycott. I have a long way to go but it sounds like I will be eating a bunch more whole foods,
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which let's face it would be better for my body anyway.
The first company
PepsiCo....(Pepsi)
PepsiCo has products distributed across more then 200 countries. Their annual net revenues are nearly 43.3 billion dollars They employ roughly 274,000 people world wide as of 2013.
Here are products that I found out are in their stable...
Australia/New Zealand
SMITHS, Grain Waves, Doritos, Red Rock Deli, Twisties, NOBBYS Peanuts, Quaker OATS
Pepsi, Mountain Dew,7-UP, Gatorade
New Zealand
Bluebird, Kiwi-Licious, Doritos, Grain Waves, Twisties, Copper kettle Chips, Rashuns, Sakata, Tasty Toobs, Biguns, Burger Rings ,Cheezels, Delisio, Parkers
PepsiCo Middle East and Africa
Pepsi, Quaker, Frito-Lay, Mirinda, KurKure, Red Rock Deli
PepsiCo US(Merged with Frito-Lay
Tropicana(1998), Quaker Oats (2001) Gatorade, Aunt Jemima, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lays, Ruffles, Tostitos, Walkers, 7-UP, Doritos, Lipton Teas, Cheetos, Aquafina, Sierra Mist, Fritos, Rold Gold Pretzels, Cracker Jack, Sun chips, Rice-A-Roni, Quaker Cereals, Naked Juice, SoBe Lifewater, AMP Energy,IZZE
Latin American Foods
Karito brand including Cuates, Fripapas, Papi Frits
Europe
Pepsi cola beverages, Frito lay snacks, Tropicana juices, Quaker Products, Walkers Crisps, Copella, Paw Ridge, Snack-a-Jack, Duyvis
Russia
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods 2010 (Dairy products), Lebedyansky (2008)
While PepsiCo has positively encouraged recycling of their products and led the way in green packaging using plant based materials such as switch grass, pine bark, and corn husks in their PET bottles. Their stand against the citizens right to know and pouring almost 2 million dollars to attempt to defeat these issues makes them an enemy at this time for consumers around the world.
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS IN OUR FOOD!
You think PepsiCo will be tough to boycott, wait until you see Kraft! (sigh) Still working on it... Post it later...
But I am serious...and tired of these monster companies pushing us around. It may be hard at first but we will all be healthier for it. Please consider boycotting this company and even write some letters to the head office expressing your disappointment in their stance on citizens right to know what is in our food.
Oh and Starbucks has now teamed up with Monsanto to sue the tiny state of Vermont who did pass a GMO labelling law which these monster companies are now contesting! grrrrrrrrr Once again they are hiding behind the very Sneaky "Grocery Manufacturers Association". Starbucks is supporting a lawsuit that's aiming to block a landmark law that requires genetically-modified ingredients be labeled. Amazingly, it claims that the law is an assault on corporations' right to free speech!
So... NO STARBUCKS! (Ouch But perhaps their competitors will value the rights of consumers eh? ) .
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS IN OUR FOOD!
Let's join together and hit them where it hurts. In their pocket books! (wallets, etc...
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Okay...with that said...Love you guys.
Sandy