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GMO & Agent Orange Speech Given By Truth Teller At Millions Against Monsanto NYC

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Agent Orange – Monsanto – GMO

March Against Monsanto 2013 season is here! Please read the following for important information.

Truth Teller 2013

Truth Teller 2013

On October 16, 2011, Kelly L. Derricks, also known as TRUTH TELLER traveled to New York City where she gave a public speech about Agent Orange after being invited by Millions Against Monsanto to participate in the rally event for World Food Day. Since then, the illness list she referenced reported by Children of Vietnam Veterans has grown to nearly 800 which are listed on the website of the Non-profit she Co-Founded, (COVVHA) Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance INC., with Heather A. Bowser.

Kelly has battled severe health issues since she was born that continue today. Some of her illnesses, presumed to be associated with the inter-generational effects of Agent Orange, include but are not limited to the following:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Addison’s disease
• Congenital adrenal hyperplaysia
• Intersticial cystitis.

*Her complete list of illnesses staggers to 35 different things.

Kelly will be speaking at the Philadelphia Location (Independence Mall) March Against Monsanto Event on Saturday May 25, 2013

Please Read Kelly’s Full Bio

http://covvha.net/children-of-vietnam-veterans-health-alliance-surviving-agent-orange-and-dioxin-exposures/

Please Watch the video below

http://www.youtube.com/user/teppnme

Kelly L. Derricks

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GMO TOXICOLOGY REPORT

GMO Toxicology – Long term toxicity of Roundup herbicide

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The health effects of a Roundup -tolerant genetically modified maize (from 11% in the diet), cultivatedwith or without Roundup, and Roundup alone (from 0.1ppb in water), were studied 2years in rats. Infemales, all treated groups died 2–3 times more than controls, and more rapidly. This difference was vis-ible in 3 male groups fed GMOs. All results were hormone and sex dependent, and the pathological pro-files were comparable. Females developed large mammary tumors almost always more often than andbefore controls, the pituitary was the second most disabled organ; the sex hormonal balance was mod-ified by GMO and Roundup treatments. In treated males, liver congestions and necrosis were 2.5–5.5times higher. This pathology was confirmed by optic and transmission electron microscopy. Markedandseverekidneynephropathieswerealsogenerally1.3–2.3greater.Malespresented4timesmorelargepalpable tumors than controls which occurred up to 600days earlier. Biochemistry data confirmed verysignificant kidney chronic deficiencies; for all treatments and both sexes, 76% of the altered parameterswere kidney related. These results can be explained by the non linear endocrine-disrupting effects of Roundup, but also by the overexpression of the transgene in the GMO and its metabolic consequences.

GMO Toxicology

GMO LEGISLATION Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act Endorsed By COVVHA

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Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

GMO HOUSE AND SENATE POPVOX WWW.COVVHA.NETTake Action and make your voice heard now!!!!!!

All Legislation Endorsed and/or Opposed Has Been Approved and Reviewed by Kelly L. Derricks

It has never been easier to write your State Representative and share your position on current legislation. C.O.V.V.H.A. has been making it even easier for members, fans and followers!! The days of getting your pens and papers out to send your letters are over!!!

An “action page” link has been set up for the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act H.R.1699 & S.809 which takes you directly to the specific legislation as well as an area for your Name, Zip Code, and YOUR VOTE. That’s it!!! You hit enter and your information is sent directly to your State Representative in letter form which you will receive a copy of via email.

Your VOICE does count, PLEASE, use it!!!

Kelly L. Derricks (T.T.)

CLICK TO CAST YOUR HOUSE VOTE ON POPVOX NOW

CLICK TO CAST YOUR SENATE VOTE ON POPVOX NOW

I personally casted both of my votes and included the following statement to the United States House and Senate: I support H.R. 1699 (“To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that genetically engineered food”) because… GMO foods are engineered with health threatening compounds and chemicals and then sprayed with half of the chemical compound used in the production of AGENT ORANGE. The U.S. Gov’t killed my Father at the age of 37 after serving in the Vietnam War.  Agent Orange/DIOXIN was passed through his sperm mutating my DNA. I have to fight for my life every single day with more than 30 diagnosed illnesses at the age of 38 and so do tens of thousands of other Children of Vietnam Veterans who were exposed. Now the gov’t doesn’t care that we are being DOUBLE EXPOSED. That’s Capital Murder if you ask me. You’ll see me standing in a court room bringing charges of Murder against the United States Govt before you see me standing down on GMO.

Truth Teller
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GMO Just Label IT Bill Introduced – BREAKING NEWS

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WWW.COVVHA.NETThe national Just Label It coalition applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation today to require food manufacturers to inform consumers when packaged food contains genetically engineered ingredients.

The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act was introduced today by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR).

“Americans want to know more, not less, about their food,” said Katey Parker of Just Label It, which has more than 650 partner organizations. “More than 90 percent of Americans want the same rights as consumers in 64 countries around the world.  It’s time to trust American consumers with information about genetically engineered ingredients so they can make the best choices for themselves and their families.”

More than 1 million Americans have petitioned FDA to require labeling on packaged food containing GE ingredients.

To view the Senate version of the bill, click here.

To view the House version of the bill, click here.

By: Just Label It
Posted on April 24, 2013

See more via – http://justlabelit.org/just-label-it-applauds-ge-labeling-bill/

GMO Right to Know Act Organization and Business Supporters by Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance

New GMO Review Links Roundup Glyphosate to Diabetes Autism Infertility and Cancer

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GMO MONSANTO AGENT ORANGE WWW.COVVHA.NEYA new peer-reviewed scientific review paper has been released in the US stating that glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup are contributing to gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

The review paper states that “glyphosate enhances the damaging effects of …food borne chemical residues and environmental toxins. Negative impact on the body is insidious and manifests slowly over time as inflammation damages cellular systems throughout the body. Here, we show how interference with CYP enzymes acts synergistically with disruption of the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids by gut bacteria, as well as impairment in serum sulfate transport. Consequences are most of the diseases and conditions associated with a Western diet, which include gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.”

New GMO Review Links Roundup Glyphosate to Diabetes, Autism, Infertility and Cancer by Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance

Genetic Roulette – The Gamble of our Lives – FULL MOVIE

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GENENTIC ROULETTE FULL MOVIE INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY JEFFERY M. SMITH WWW.COVVHA.NET

Awarded Solari Best Film of the Year, 2012, Genetic Roulette has an opportunity to receive the AwareGuide Top Transformational Film, 2012! IRT is offering a free screening of GRM so you can watch and understand why this film certainly deserves the awarded for most transformational film, 2012!

If you have not yet seen this life changing film, Institute for Responsible Technology is offering a free screening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnlTYFKBg18

When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future generations were put at risk by an infant technology.

After two decades, physicians and scientists have uncovered a grave trend. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock, and pets that have been fed GM foods are now on the rise in the US population. And when people and animals stop eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), their health improves.

This seminal documentary provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially among children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future.

More information can be found at: http://geneticroulettemovie.com and http://responsibletechnology.org

Order the DVD at: http://seedsofdeception.com/store/dvdcd?product_id=124

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GMO Myths and Truths

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Genetically modified (GM) crops are promoted on the basis of a range of far-reaching claims from the GM crop industry and its supporters.
Based on the evidence presented in this report, there is no need to take risks with GM crops when effective, readily available, and sustainable solutions to the problems that GM technology is claimed to address already exist. Conventional plant breeding, in some cases helped by safe modern technologies like gene mapping and marker assisted selection, continues to outperform GM in producing high-yield, drought-tolerant, and pest- and disease-resistant crops that can meet our present and future food needs.
GMO Myths and Truths
http://earthopensource.org/index.php/reports/58

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Agent Orange, Vietnam Veterans, Monsanto, GMO News – November & December 2012

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What is A.O.F.D, Agent Orange Food Disorder, and how many …

Agent Orange Food Disorder, AOFD, is an ongoing mutation of cells from …. suffering birth defects as terrible as those found in the Agent Orange contaminated …

‘Legacies of War’

Coeur d’Alene Press Dewey Parker worked on a flight line inspecting airplanes that sprayed the Agent Orange herbicide during the Vietnam War. Today, the Air Force veteran who …

Agent Orange, United States Military Veterans, And Myelodysplastic …

The MDS Beacon I often see Vietnam-era military veterans in my clinic who have been diagnosed with MDS, and they always ask me, “Could Agent Orange exposure have …

What Are GMO? What Is A GMO? What Foods Are Genetically Modified …

OpEdNews … PCB’s & Agent Orange), Dow (Agent Orange and Agent Blue – Arsenic), Bayer (CCD – Colony Collapse Disorder of Bees), BASF (GMO Potatoes), DuPont

AO Victims Grateful to British PM

Salem-News.Com … of Agent Orange, was asked by the Viet Nam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) to present the gifts in person. The gifts comprised a selection of beautiful hand-embroidered linen and colourful hand-painted pictures made by….

Ten Top Reasons Why Food with GMO Ingredients Should Be So Labeled

Meridian Magazine In the past, Monsanto also assured us of the public safety of DDT and Agent Orange as household items, both of which were produced by Monsanto with devastating results. 7. GMO labeling has nothing to do with excessive government intervention and …

@DA NANG: Perception gap over Agent Orange is déjà vu after Fukushima

Asahi Shimbun Highly toxic dioxin, the main ingredient in Agent Orange, continues to be detected … is a Vietnam War veteran, and her mother was born with birth defects.

The pesticides you eat

Salt Lake Tribune Their answer to a failing Roundup system is now “Agent Orange Corn.” The corporate sales pitch is that GMOs increase crop yields and so are needed to feed …

A daughter faces demons of father’s war
CNN
“Yeah, because they’ve seen bad things,” Caitlin said. Christal had spoken with other grown children of Vietnam veterans. But this was the first time she saw herself in a child. Christal contained herself in front of Caitlin. But when she and her mom …

Tribute to Vietnam fallen helps keep Dad in her life
Tribune-Review
Rihn, a respiratory therapist, and about 70 other children of veterans went to Vietnam in 2003 to retrace the footsteps of their fathers. She and her husband, John, and their daughters, Megan, 20, and Alyssa, 17, make several trips a year to Washington …

Fifty years later, US, Vietnam deal with Agent Orange
USA TODAY
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently ruled that numerous ailments are presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange among the Vietnam veterans who have them. The ruling meant these veterans would qualify for certain benefits that had been …

Living With MDS: Why Did I Get Cancer?
The MDS Beacon
Dr. Steensma’s recent column about Agent Orange reminded me of the many months (or was it years?) I spent kicking myself over every poor decision I had ever made about my health. It also caused me to re-visit having lived near a dioxin superfund …

Agent Orange leaves lingering, costly aftermath
Reading Eagle
Some were casualties of Agent Orange. “A lot of them that were there had limbs … Tumors, rashes, miscarriages and birth defects were reported in the years …

Deadly rainbow: Veterans suffer from Agent Orange exposure
Montgomery Advertiser
The main dioxin in Agent Orange, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, or TCDD, is one of the most toxic. During the 1970s, veterans returning from Vietnam …

Air Force Vietnam veteran wants other vets to learn about Agent Orange Registry
ABC Action News
It did, it floored me,” recalled Bob Wood. When Wood suffered a heart attack two years ago, doctors at the Haley VA Hospital told him his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam contributed to his heart disease. “This is unbelievable,” Wood thought at the…

A Battle Unending: The Vietnam War and Agent Orange
the Diplomat
By Simon Roughneen While the Vietnam War ended decades ago, its effects continue to linger on.Agent Orange haunts the lives of the people it has touched.

Monsanto and Genetically Engineered Food: Playing Roulette With …
Truth-Out
Is Monsanto the most pernicious global corporation when it comes to GMOs, … They lied to us about the safety of PCB’s, DDT and Agent Orange, …

Sister of Agent Orange victim says battle for recognition far from over
GlobalNews.ca
Bertrand was one of about 30 people who got compensation from the federal government after it overturned a decision to deny claims for people diagnosed with Agent Orange-related illnesses past a June 30, 2011 deadline. Timeline: The fight for Agent …

WMU professor’s book analyzes effects of Agent Orange
Western Herald
Ed Martini, Associate Professor of History and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently published Agent Orange: History, Science, and the Politics of Uncertainty, a book that better explains the chemical used during the Vietnam War.

Dioxin, TCE Drums, U-235 and El Toro’s Panhandle
Salem-News.Com
We do know that one El Toro Marine who never served in Vietnam died from Agent Orange exposure, Dr. Chuck Bennett over 12 years ago cited two Orange County experts who examined soil samples from the panhandle and found weapons grade U-235 …

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 30 years later | Invisible Children Blog
Three decades ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC was officially dedicated on Nov. 13th 1982. Consisting of two reflective walls that span …

Veterans Corner: Vietnam service ‘presumptive’ disability benefits
Hanford Sentinel
Certain conditions are also recognized for the children of Vietnam veterans. Covered birth defects include a wide range conditions. Eighteen defects are specifically included and others not specifically excluded are covered. Vietnam veterans who served…
****COVVHA HAS RESPONDED TO THE ABOVE ARTICLE****

THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE IS MISLEADING AND INCORRECT

“VA does this because of the unique circumstances of their military service. If one of these conditions is diagnosed in a veteran, VA presumes that the circumstances of his/her service caused the condition and disability compensation can be awarded.”

Let’s start with using the term, Agent Orange Dioxin. This is the “unique circumstance” our military members were exposed to, by their own government.

I think it’s totally disrespectful to not mention what the disability compensation is connected to.

The government used a chemical herbicide nicknamed Agent Orange (due to the orange stripe on the barrel). They used 22 million gallons on Southeast Asia to kill the vegetation, and deny the enemy cover. This chemical was also used along the Korean DMZ. Our government told our military was safe. What our troops were unaware of is that it contained Dioxin the most poisonous chemical known to man. Well, they found out, alright. Years later, our Vietnam Veterans began becoming seriously ill. Many died young, many young men acquired “old man” diseases with no prior family history all while our government denied their poison had any role in harming them.

The government waited till 1991 to help our veterans, prior to that they were called crazy or faking. The process has been so slow to help our Vietnam Veterans that even after they started to “Presume” a few illnesses, many Vets succumb to their illnesses leaving their families with only more questions and no support. There are claims dating back to the early 1980’s for Ischemic Heart disease (Added only to the presumptive list in 2010) still in appeal. This is not an easy process no matter what you may be led to believe. It is a tragedy.

Secondly, this article is disseminating incorrect information about the Children of Vietnam Veterans. After coming home from war, Veterans tried to move on with their lives and start their families. They soon discovered their children were being born with horrifying deformities, cleft Palate, Club foot, hip dysplasia, rare disorders, and strange illnesses. Our Government again turned it’s back.

“Certain conditions are also recognized for the children of Vietnam veterans. Covered birth defects include a wide range conditions. Eighteen defects are specifically included and others not specifically excluded are covered”

“Vietnam veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between Jan. 9, 1962 and May 7, 1975, and later contracted any of these conditions, or have children with birth defects, should apply for disability compensation benefits.”

This is very frustrating especially if this is supposed to be by someone knowledgeable in this field. There are not 18+ birth defects covered in the children of Male Vietnam Veterans. There is only one Spina Bifida. From the VA website:

Children who have spina bifida (except spina bifida occulta) and meet the following requirements may be eligible for VA compensation, health care, and vocational training:

  • Are biological children of Veterans who served:Were conceived after the date on which the Veteran first entered Vietnam or the Korean demilitarized zone during the qualifying service period
    • In Vietnam during the period from January 9, 1962 through May 7, 1975, or
    • In or near the Korean demilitarized zone between September 1, 1967 and August 31, 1971 and were exposed to herbicides. Veterans who served in a unit in or near the Korean demilitarized zone anytime between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971 are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides.
  • If you are the child of a Male Vietnam Veteran you are NOT eligible for compensation unless you have Spina Bifida (NOT OCCULTA- the most common form)

There is no help for the thousands and thousands of children of male Vietnam Veterans that are suffering from congenital deformities, Cancers, Autoimmune Diseases, Reproductive Problems and other rare illnesses. There were 2.8 million people that served in Vietnam.  Six to eight thousand of them were women.

 The eighteen, plus birth defects you talk about in this article are only covered in the children of WOMEN Vietnam Veterans NOT in the children of Male Vietnam Veterans even though the children of Male veterans suffer greatly with the same illnesses!

Anyone else who have the birth defects listed whose mother was not a Vietnam Veteran WILL BE DENIED. 

Covered birth defects include, but are not limited to, the following conditions: NOT COVERED IN THE CHILDREN OF MALE VIETNAM VETERANS!!!!!!!!!!

  • Achondroplasia
  • Cleft lip and cleft palate
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfoot)
  • Esophageal and intestinal atresia
  • Hallerman-Streiff syndrome
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hirschprung’s disease (congenital megacolon)
  • Hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis
  • Hypospadias
  • Imperforate anus
  • Neural tube defects
  • Poland syndrome
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Syndactyly (fused digits)
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula
  • Undescended testicle
  • Williams syndrome

If you are confused over what is or isn’t covered for the Children of Vietnam Veterans feel free to email us at COVVHA@gmail.com

© Heather A. Bowser – (COVVHA) Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance INC

 

Medical History Should Include Military History, Doctor Says
New York Times (blog)
So he was surprised to learn not long ago — from reading a newspaper article — that at least one of those ailments, ischemic heart disease, has been linked to exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange, which was used widely in Vietnam. It dawned on him …

Over 200000 veterans exposed to Dioxin
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam currently has more than 200000 veterans exposed to Agent Orange/Dioxin and infected with some diseases identified by the US …

Agent Orange remains big health concern
Herald Palladium (subscription)
JOSEPH – A vestige of the Vietnam War is present front and center at the Berrien County Veterans Service Office. Dozens of veterans of the war, which ended in 1975, call or visit to get help in filing claims for illnesses and conditions attributed to …

Monsanto On Verge of $40 Million GMO Bailout in Europe: Report
DeathRattleSports.com
Monsanto GMO Bailout in Europe A Sign of Things to Come? … a company that moved from producing Agent Orange during the Vietnam War to using their …

Conditions recognized as related to exposure to Agent Orange
Journal Times
The following presumptive conditions are recognized by the Veterans Affairs as related to Agent Orange exposure for veterans who served in county in Vietnam during Jan. 9, 1962, through May 7, 1975. • AL Amyloidosis — A rare disease caused when an …

Vietnamese still fighting for recognition of Agent Orange impact
Toronto Star
They are, she believes, victims of the Agent Orange dumped on Vietnam’s … found “compelling evidence” linking a rise in birth defects and miscarriages in …

A toxic disaster
The Korea Herald
Authorities estimate that 4.8 million were exposed to Agent Orange dioxin in … causing men exposed to Agent Orange to father children with birth defects.

Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance | AGENT ORANGE
Memories of the Vietnam War are dimming, but veterans and Vietnamese nationals who were exposed to Agent Orange and other dioxin-laced defoliants are …

 

 

 

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Agent Orange, Children Of Vietnam Veterans, Monsanto, GMO – The Video That Explains Everything

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On October 16, 2011, Kelly L. Derricks (TRUTH TELLER) traveled to New York City where she gave a public speech about Agent Orange after being invited by Millions Against Monsanto to participate in the rally event for World Food Day.  Below is the video recording of that speech.

Kelly has battled severe health issues since she was born that continue today. Some of her illnesses, presumed to be associated with the inter-generational effects of Agent Orange, include but are not limited to the following:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Addison’s disease
• Congenital adrenal hyperplaysia
• Intersticial cystitis.

*Her complete list of illnesses staggers to 30 different things.

Kelly continues to fight for the Children of Vietnam Veterans as well as Vietnam Veterans and their families. In January of 2012 She Co-Founded The Non-Profit Organization (COVVHA) Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance INC

Visit The Main Website At WWW.COVVHA.NET

https://www.youtube.com/user/teppnme?feature=watch

NON GMO MONSANTO THANKSGIVING

Everything You Need To Have A GMO Free Thanksgiving

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Millions of us used to wake up the days before thanksgiving thinking, I’m a vegetarian, How am I going to get around making, eating, and serving foods without meat for Thanksgiving?  I am sure millions still think that way, but in the last couple of years, a whole new ball game has begun.  One that may leave millions more people trying to figure out how to have a GMO FREE Thanksgiving.

Here are some helpful tips on just how to do that.

For even more help and a specific NON GMO shopping guide, please follow the link below.
T.T.
 http://covvha.net/non-gmo-shopping-guide/#.UK0Sw4fAdHJ 

GMO Free Thanksgiving
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http://www.organicauthority.com/eco-chic-table/gmo-foods-free-thanksgiving.html

COVVHA Organic View Radio Agent Orange Veterans

Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance On The Organic View Radio Show – Veterans Day Episode

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On Monday November 12, 2012, Kelly L. Derricks and Karen Y. Wengert were please to return to the Organic View Radio Show, hosted by June Stoyer,  for a special Veterans Day feature about Agent Orange and the children of Vietnam Veterans.

Click the player below to hear the show!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theorganicview/2012/11/12/the-children-of-vietnam-veterans-health-alliance

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Surviving and Planning for Disaster in a #GMO World

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When there is a huge devastating storm heading towards you and there are only a few days with which you have to work with you have to be conscientious about what you do. Making plans are good and making sure that you follow them through is vastly important. Now what I am about to tell you are ideas and thoughts on how to survive in the aftermath of a storm such as hurricane sandy. There will be debris and people lost without the usual pace of life to move into.

The first thing I suggest is not to panic. Most people out there will be panicking.  Stay calm and think for a moment.So long as you have access to a library or the internet then you should be able to find yourself information to help you survive. This is not the first disaster to strike and it will not be the last. The best way you can survive is to plan. Now I know that the first thing people usually do is turn
on the news to get some information. That is fine but know that the news is not always reliable. I personally do not trust the news one bit. But watch and see what they say. My advice is that their precautions should be enforced with your own. If they tell you that a certain area is safe do yourself a favor and consider that it is one step worse than what they are telling you and proceed with that in mind.

First thing you should purchase are hand winding flashlights and a radio. You do not know how long you will be without electricity so being able to power your own appliances is best. So wind up flashlight and radio. Those things will help you when the time comes. Also invest in some of those church candles. Then some emergency candles and some waterproof matches. These can save your life in
the long run. Secondly the things I suggest you buy are some of those emergency blankets. They are very thin and easily stored. They usually do not cost that much but having a store of blankets can save your life as well. If you look try to find waterproof containers and keep these few things stored in there along with some energy bars and a water purifier.
Such as http://eartheasy.com/lifestraw It is not expensive and can be used for up to two years. Rinse and reuse and it can assure you clean water that you need to have to live.

For food I suggest obtaining an appliance thermometer to gauge if your food is in the safe range of temperature to eat. This is anything you have left over in your refrigerator. Now for long term food I recommend oatmeal. Dry in the container. That soaked overnight can provide you with some amazing energy for the morning. Soak it and put some raisin’s on top of it with some sugar for energy that will help you. No it is not warm or cooked it soaks the water and softens it. I have had it and I personally say that when in a perilous situation best to have some food such as this that can help you. Dried raisins and fruit can be stored for months to keep you filled with nutrients and energy. A little goes a long way. Banana chips are fabulous energy and can keep for a long time as well. In case you are wondering about the shelf life of rolled oats, a 2005 study at Brigham Young University found that the quick cooking type rolled oats that had been stored for 28 years in sealed containers were rated “acceptable in an emergency” in taste and quality by 75 % of people involved in a taste test of the rolled oats. Keep food dry cool and in a dark place and in a waterproof container. They will keep for a long time if you just plan ahead.

I think knowing survival tips can save you and your family much trauma and heartache. It is something that you can do together to plan ahead and just in case your lives as a whole. Better safe than sorry is extremely important.

http://shelflifeadvice.com/

If kept in clean cool and dry containers that are

waterproof.
Oatmeal(dry) Quite a few years
Raisins 6 months to a year
Sugar Two years
Banana Chips

http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/bananachipslargecan.aspx#.

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If you have beans such as mung beans they store on the shelf for ages. If you put them in water overnight and then rinse them out and repeat rinsing them once or twice a day they will sprout providing you with quite a lot of energy in the long run and nutrients that your body needs. Peanut butter is always useful for energy for the body and that much needed fat that your body craves but not fat that will go rancid as fast as say dried meats, butter and so on.

Check your house for loose power lines, gas leaks and structural damage. Take pictures of damage for insurance purposes.Peco customers should call the emergency number (800-841-4141) to report power outages. The more reports, the more effectively Peco can dispatch crews to restore service.The company expects that it will take multiple days to restore power to the thousands who will likely lose it. You can access peco.com from a mobile device to report outages and check the system’s status.

I also suggest that you take pictures if you can of the property damages. Try to gather a list of your property that is missing or needs to be replaced. Do your best to contact your insurance company and let them know. IF you know a hurricane is coming and you can get out of the area then do so. IF not then make sure that you gather all personal sentimental items and place them in a watertight container if you can. Try and save all that you can it is hard and I understand that.

* American Red Cross Storm Aid: redcross.org
* Federal Assistance Information: disasterassistance.gov
* FEMA individual Assistance Tools: fema.gov
* Property-Casualty Insurers Association of America: pciaa.net
* FTC Storm Rebuilding/Charity Scam Alert: ftc.gov

Also please please be careful of people coming by your home to provide help in repairing your home. They could be scam artists. Be very wary of signing anything that they offer to you. Make sure that they are a legitimate business. I would suggest the better business bureau. These types of predators like to take advantage of peoples suffering and while I think it is a disgusting thing you must remain aware of it. They can appear very convincing and it is best for you to make sure. To protect your home and family.

http://www.ready.nj.gov/plan/pdf/081412_hurricane_surviveguide.pdf

This can provide some help for you. It is for residents of New Jersey but much of what is contained in here can be used for pretty much any horrible storm or disaster. Best to be prepared.

I hope that this has been of some help to you.

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Monsanto Lawsuits

Monsanto found guilty of chemical poisoning in landmark case

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To the surprise of many, the French court agreed with the claims and evidence presented before it, declaring earlier this year that “Monsanto is responsible for Paul Francois’ suffering after he inhaled the Lasso product … and must entirely compensate him.” The court is said to be seeking expert opinion on how to gauge Francois’ losses in order to determine precisely how much Monsanto will be required to compensate him in the case.

“It is a historic decision in so far as it is the first time that a (pesticide) maker is found guilty of such a poisoning,” said Francois Lafforgue, Paul Francois’ lawyer, to Reuters earlier in the year.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), exposure to alachlor can cause damage to the liver, kidneys, spleen, and eyes, and may lead to the development of anemia and even cancer. The EPA apparently views alachlor as so dangerous, in fact, that the agency has set the maximum contaminant level goals (MCLG) for alachlor to zero in order to “prevent potential health problems.” (http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/alachlor.cfm)

In 2007, France officially banned Lasso from use in the country in accordance with a European Union (EU) directive enacted in 2006 prohibiting the chemical from further use on crops in any member countries. But despite all the evidence proving that alachlor can disrupt hormonal balance, induce reproductive or developmental problems, and cause cancer, the chemical is still being used on conventional crops throughout the U.S. to this very day. (http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_ChemReg.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35160)

Read the Full Article - http://www.trueactivist.com/monsanto-found-guilty-of-chemical-poisoning-in-landmark-case/

Agent Orange News Children Of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance 2012

Agent Orange Dioxin & GMO News September – October

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One veteran’s story about fighting Agent Orange
Ruben Rosario: Did this veteran’s service cost him his life?
Ken Blum: Focus on Agent Orange before victims are all gone
John Bury: Victims of Agent Orange must band together to push …
Despite knowing Agent Orange, Parkinson’s link some veterans still have …
France May Issue Call for Europe-Wide Ban on GM Corn
Red Fridays – Burn Pits, the new Agent Orange
Genetically Modified Organisms No Answer to Food Shortage
Treatment of veterans is totally disgusting
Federal Judge Dismisses Agent Orange Case in NY
Agent Orange in Okinawa: the Smoking Gun
Prop 37: 8 Reasons for Voting Yes for Labeling GMO Foods
New method of cleaning Passaic River fails test in Lyndhurst
Promise made, promise kept: Son takes father’s fight about Agent …
Agent Orange wrecks future generations’ too?
Corpus Christi Army Depot’s safety history sometimes spotty
Letters: A veteran’s take on his healthcare
After military service, veterans next battle V.A.
Vietnamese, Korean dioxin victims on epic bike trip
Homeland Security is Working for Monsanto
US says to help clear dioxin from Da Nang airport by 2016
War veterans’ children supported by scholarships
Over VND2.5 billion raised for disadvantaged children
Agent Orange consequences to be overcome by 2020
Vietnam Veteran Remembered As Kind, Proud American
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US, Vietnam join hands to deal with AO consequences
Agent Orange chemical in GM war on resistant weeds
Agent Orange cleanup effort stirs questions about responsibility
Mag Links Romney To Monsanto
Remember Vietnam,Continuing Birth Defects Caused By Agent …
Massive Attack on GMO Labeling Proposal in California
Monsanto: One of Romney & Bain’s Earliest Clients
Andrew G. Reiter: Questions on efforts to clean up Agent Orange
Oregonians Fear Harmful Effects From Timberland Herbicides
AGENT ORANGE Rainbow Herbicides A Bioforming Pandemic Killing Some …
Feds May Acknowledge Ground Zero Cancer Link
FRA | Legislative Update: Agent Orange Reform
Debate over genetically modified food gets political with Prop. 37
Agent Orange’s shameful legacy
U.S. and Vietnam looking to improve trade relations
American student asks justice for AO victims
Birth defects caused by Agent Orange : WTF
Dow denies succour to Bhopal despite new-found enveronmentalism
Navy veteran says Agent Orange is still a concern
Dow Chemical still blamed for deaths and birth defects and under …
Laos still in the dark on Agent Orange impact
United States and Laos yet to deal with Agent Orange legacy
I look to the positives rather than the ifs or the buts’
United States Embarks On $43 Million Effort to - Birth Defect Lawyer …
Da Nang: 62 people infected with dioxin
VA Harnesses Big Data For Broader Impact
McNair researcher to use Vietnam’s toxic aftermath for realistic theatre
Craig Wehrle: War supporter Grothman should look at birth defects
The Terrible Legacy of Agent Orange
Vietnam forgotten, more than a ‘Lost Generation’
150, 000 Vietnamese children born with birth defects - Agent …
He’s telling the other side of war
Veterans For Peace: U.S. just beginning Agent Orange cleanup in …
Cleaning Agent Orange - Video Library – The New York Times
Behind the front line
The Toxic Effects of Agent Orange Persist 51 Years After the …

Genetic Roulette The Gamble of Our Lives – Movie

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A film by Jeffrey M. Smith – Narrated by Lisa Oz
A production of the Institute for Responsible Technology
Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet?

When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future generations were put at risk by an infant technology.

After two decades, physicians and scientists have uncovered a grave trend. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock, and pets that have been fed GM foods are now on the rise in the US population. And when people and animals stop eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), their health improves.

This seminal documentary provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially among children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future.

Follow This Link To Watch The Film —  http://geneticroulettemovie.com/

GMO labeling group attacks Monsanto and Dow Chemical Co in new television ad

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“The same corporations that brought us DDT and Agent Orange are now bringing us the No on 37 campaign,” said California Right to Know Media Director Stacy Malkan.
“In addition to their history of false health claims about DDT, Agent Orange and tobacco, the same corporations and political operatives are making false claims about the safety of genetically engineered food — even though numerous studies link these foods to allergies and other health risks, as well as to significant environmental problems,” Malkan said.

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Top 10 Lies Told by Monsanto on GMO Labeling in California

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The battle in California over Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods containing GMOs, is really heating up. Millions of dollars are already being poured into the opposition campaign, with much of it going to former Big Tobacco shills.

Over at GMO HQ, Monsanto recently posted thismissive called “Taking a Stand: Proposition 37, The California Labeling Proposal,” in which the biotech giant explains why it is opposing the measure (to thetune of $4.2 million so far).

Even for a corporation not exactly known for its honesty and transparency, this brief webpage is riddled with deception and outright falsehoods about the initiative and its proponents. Here are the 10 most blatant examples:

1) The law “would require a warning label on food products.”

No warning label would be required. Rather, the words “partially produced with genetic engineering” or ”may be partially produced with genetic engineering” would be required on the back of the package — similar to what is now required for ingredient or allergen labeling. For whole foods, like the sweet corn coming soon to a Walmart near you, a sign would be posted on the store shelf with the words “genetically engineered.” The aim is simply to offer consumers additional information about the contents of the foods they purchase.

2) “The safety and benefits of these ingredients are well established.”

Unfortunately, no long-term studies exist on either the safety or benefits of GMO ingredients, so Monsanto has no basis for making such a claim. Indeed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not even require safety studies of genetically engineered foods. Meanwhile, someindependent studies raise questions about links to allergies and other potential health risks.

3) “The American Medical Association just re-affirmed that there is no scientific justification for special labeling of bioengineered foods.”

This statement, while true, is taken out of context and is misleading because the AMA also (for the first time) called for mandatory premarket safety studies of GMOs. As Consumers Union recently noted in its reaction to AMA’s announcement, labeling and testing logically go together:

The AMA’s stance on mandatory labeling isn’t consistent with its support for mandatory pre-market safety assessments. If unexpected adverse health effects, such as an allergic reaction, happen as a result of GE, then labeling could perhaps be the only way to determine that the GE process was linked to the adverse health effect.

4) Food companies “have had the choice” to use GM ingredients.

Choice is a good thing; however, consumers have never had the choice. Prop 37 will give consumers a long-overdue choice about eating genetically engineered food.

5) “FDA says that such labeling would be inherently misleading to consumers.”

Of course FDA refuses to require GMO labeling, thanks to Monsanto’s arm-twisting that began more than 20 years ago. Food Democracy Now’s Dave Murphy explained the FDA decision in May upon its 20-year anniversary, which came as a result of a broader deregulatory push by the first Bush administration:

Twenty years ago this week, then-Vice President Dan Quayle announced the FDA’s policy on genetically engineered food as part of his “regulatory relief initiative.” As Quayle explained in the 1992 press conference, the American biotechnology industry would reap huge profits “as long as we resist the spread of unnecessary regulations.”Dan Quayle’s 1992 policy announcement is premised on the notion that genetically engineered crops are “substantially equivalent” to regular crops and thus do not need to be labeled or safety tested. The policy was crafted by Michael Taylor, a former Monsanto lawyer who was hired by the Bush FDA to fill the newly created position of deputy commissioner of policy.

Five years earlier, then-Vice President George H.W. Bush visited a Monsanto lab for a photo op with the developers of Roundup Ready crops. According to a video report of the meeting, when Monsanto executives worried about the approval process for their new crops, Bush laughed and told them, “Call me. We’re in the dereg businesses. Maybe we can help.”

 

Call they did. It’s typical for corporations to get their policy agenda approved through back-channel lobbying and revolving door appointments and then point to the magical policy outcome as evidence of scientific decision-making.

Continue Reading Lies 6-10 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-simon/top-10-lies-told-by-monsa_b_1819731.html

MONSANTO FUNDS GIVEN AGAINST CALIFORNIA PROP 37: COALITION AGAINST THE DECEPTIVE FOOD LABELING SCHEME, SPONSORED BY FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS

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http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1344135&session=2011&view=late1

Late and $5000+ Contributions Received

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. WASHINGTON DC / 20004
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$1,273,600.00 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT123

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MONSANTO COMPANY SAINT LOUIS MO / 63167
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$4,208,000.00 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT122

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC INDIANAPOLIS IN / 46268
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$1,184,800.00 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT121

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BAYER CROPSCIENCE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA NC / 27709
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$554,400.00 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT120

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SYNGENTA CORPORATION WASHINGTON DC / 20006
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$260,000.00 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT119

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BASF PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA NC / 27709
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$519,200.00 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT117

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION BUFFALO NY / 14213
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$160,123.18 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT116

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PINNACLE FOODS GROUP LLC PARSIPPANY NJ / 07054
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$191,107.80 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT115

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE NY / 10577
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$1,126,079.94 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT114

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC. LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO MA / 02349
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$199,506.32 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT113

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
NESTLE USA, INC. GLENDALE CA / 91203
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$607,928.61 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT112

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MORTON SALT CHICAGO IL / 60606
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$14,879.01 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT111

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC. SPARKS MD / 21152
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$178,252.37 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT110

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK MI / 49016
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$516,952.06 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT109

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
INVENTURE FOODS, INC. PHOENIX AZ / 85054
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$10,846.39 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT108

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HOUSE-AUTRY MILLS, INC. FOUR OAKS NC / 27524
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$1,077.27 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT107

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION AUSTIN MN / 55912
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$260,243.61 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT106

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HERSHEY COMPANY HERSHEY PA / 17033
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$283,753.06 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT105

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DEAN FOODS COMPANY DALLAS TX / 75204
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$182,381.90 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT104

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CONAGRA FOODS OMAHA NE / 68102
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$520,101.54 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT103

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA ATLANTA GA / 30313
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$603,191.45 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT102

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CARGILL, INC. WAYZATA MN / 55391
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$143,575.49 INITIAL 8/13/2012 8/14/2012 1685113-IDT101

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SUNNY DELIGHT BEVERAGES COMPANY CINCINNATI OH / 45242
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$93,795.90 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT99
$93,795.90 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT99

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SOLAE, LLC SAINT LOUIS MO / 63110
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$59,214.59 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT98
$59,214.59 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT98

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SARA LEE CORPORATION DOWNERS GROVE IL / 60515
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$89,493.16 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT96
$89,493.16 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT96

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION BUFFALO NY / 14213
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$58,070.74 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT94
$58,070.74 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT94

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PINNACLE FOODS GROUP LLC PARSIPPANY NJ / 07054
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$69,307.71 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT92
$69,307.71 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT92

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE NY / 10577
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$500,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT91
$500,000.00 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT91

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC. LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO MA / 02349
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$94,311.63 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT90
$94,311.63 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT90

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
NESTLE USA, INC. GLENDALE CA / 91203
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$500,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT89
$500,000.00 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT89

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MORTON SALT CHICAGO IL / 60606
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$5,396.06 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT88
$5,396.06 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT88

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC. SPARKS MD / 21152
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$64,645.53 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT87
$64,645.53 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT87

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC. LISLE IL / 60532
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$50,592.94 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT86
$50,592.94 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT86

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MARS FOOD NORTH AMERICA RANCHO DOMINGUEZ CA / 90220
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$100,242.69 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT85
$100,242.69 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT85

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
LAND O’LAKES, INC. ARDEN HILLS MN / 55126
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$21,513.78 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT84
$21,513.78 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT84

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
KNOUSE FOODS COOPERATIVE, INC. PEACH GLEN PA / 17375
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$131,409.01 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT83
$131,409.01 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT83

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK MI / 49016
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$82,299.57 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT82
$82,299.57 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT82

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY ORRVILLE OH / 44667
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$367,604.16 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT81
$367,604.16 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT81

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION AUSTIN MN / 55912
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$94,380.71 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT77
$94,380.71 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT77

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HERSHEY COMPANY HERSHEY PA / 17033
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$102,906.72 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT76
$102,906.72 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT76

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HERO NORTH AMERICA AMSTERDAM NY / 12010
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$21,044.96 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT75
$21,044.96 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT75

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
GODIVA CHOCOLATIER, INC. NEW YORK NY / 10017
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$11,121.53 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT74
$11,121.53 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT74

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
GENERAL MILLS, INC. GOLDEN VALLEY MN / 55426
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$500,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT73
$500,000.00 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT73

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DOLE PACKAGED FOODS COMPANY WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA / 91362
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$45,580.05 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT72
$45,580.05 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT72

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO CA / 94111
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$175,574.33 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT71
$175,574.33 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT71

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DEAN FOODS COMPANY DALLAS TX / 75204
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$66,143.16 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT70
$66,143.16 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT70

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CONAGRA FOODS OMAHA NE / 68102
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$500,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT69
$500,000.00 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT69

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA ATLANTA GA / 30313
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$500,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT68
$500,000.00 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT68

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CARGILL, INC. WAYZATA MN / 55391
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$52,069.51 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT67
$52,069.51 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT67

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY CAMDEN NJ / 08103
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$65,114.35 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT66
$65,114.35 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT66

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
C. H. GUENTHER & SON, INC. SAN ANTONIO TX / 78291
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$23,401.61 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT65
$23,401.61 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT65

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC SAN DIEGO CA / 92123
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$98,073.62 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT64
$98,073.62 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT64

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BIMBO BAKERIES USA HORSHAM PA / 19044
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$320,516.72 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT63
$320,516.72 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT63

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BAYER CROPSCIENCE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA NC / 27709
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$1,064,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/31/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT62
$1,064,000.00 INITIAL 7/31/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT62

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SYNGENTA CORPORATION WASHINGTON DC / 20006
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$498,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/31/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT61
$498,000.00 INITIAL 7/31/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT61

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. WASHINGTON DC / 20004
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$2,441,500.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/31/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT60
$2,441,500.00 INITIAL 7/31/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT60

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BASF PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA NC / 27709
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$996,500.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/31/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT59
$996,500.00 INITIAL 7/31/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT59

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY CHICAGO IL / 60610
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$116,865.91 AMENDMENT #1 8/3/2012 8/14/2012 1684393-IDT100
$116,865.91 INITIAL 8/3/2012 8/10/2012 1684393-IDT100

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SARA LEE CORPORATION DOWNERS GROVE IL / 60515
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$7,340.06 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT55
$7,340.06 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT55

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PINNACLE FOODS GROUP LLC PARSIPPANY NJ / 07054
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$5,684.49 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT51
$5,684.49 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT51

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE NY / 10577
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$35,494.94 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT50
$35,494.94 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT50

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INC. LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO MA / 02349
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$7,735.26 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT49
$7,735.26 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT49

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
NESTLE USA, INC. GLENDALE CA / 91203
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$24,184.46 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT48
$24,184.46 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT48

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC. SPARKS MD / 21152
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$5,302.10 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT46
$5,302.10 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT46

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK MI / 49016
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$13,080.78 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT42
$13,080.78 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT42

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY ORRVILLE OH / 44667
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$8,024.26 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT41
$8,024.26 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT41

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION AUSTIN MN / 55912
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$7,740.93 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT37
$7,740.93 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT37

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HERSHEY COMPANY HERSHEY PA / 17033
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$8,440.22 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT36
$8,440.22 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT36

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
GENERAL MILLS, INC. GOLDEN VALLEY MN / 55426
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$19,401.17 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT32
$19,401.17 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT32

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO CA / 94111
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$14,400.28 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT31
$14,400.28 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT31

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
DEAN FOODS COMPANY DALLAS TX / 75204
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$5,424.94 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT30
$5,424.94 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT30

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CONAGRA FOODS OMAHA NE / 68102
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$22,267.32 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT29
$22,267.32 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT29

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA ATLANTA GA / 30313
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$24,081.05 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT28
$24,081.05 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT28

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY CAMDEN NJ / 08103
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$5,340.56 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT26
$5,340.56 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT26

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BIMBO BAKERIES USA HORSHAM PA / 19044
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$6,996.41 AMENDMENT #1 7/27/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT24
$6,996.41 INITIAL 7/27/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT24

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
SYNGENTA CORPORATION WASHINGTON DC / 20006
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$63,300.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/26/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT23
$63,300.00 INITIAL 7/26/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT23

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO. WASHINGTON DC / 20004
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$310,100.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/26/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT22
$310,100.00 INITIAL 7/26/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT22

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BASF PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PA NC / 27709
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$126,600.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/26/2012 8/14/2012 1679860-IDT21
$126,600.00 INITIAL 7/26/2012 7/31/2012 1679860-IDT21

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON DC / 20024
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$250,000.00 AMENDMENT #1 7/9/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-INC40

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION WASHINGTON DC / 20024
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$250,000.00 INITIAL 7/9/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-INC34

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION AUSTIN MN / 55912
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$11,934.75 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT9
$11,934.75 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT9

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CONAGRA FOODS OMAHA NE / 68102
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$34,331.14 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT6
$34,331.14 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT6

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY ORRVILLE OH / 44667
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$12,371.58 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT4
$12,371.58 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT4

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION BUFFALO NY / 14213
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$7,343.23 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT20
$7,343.23 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT20

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
KELLOGG COMPANY BATTLE CREEK MI / 49016
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$20,167.59 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT19
$20,167.59 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT19

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
CARGILL, INC. WAYZATA MN / 55391
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$6,584.36 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT16
$6,584.36 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT16

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
NESTLE USA, INC. GLENDALE CA / 91203
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$37,286.93 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT15
$37,286.93 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT15

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
COCA-COLA NORTH AMERICA ATLANTA GA / 30313
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$37,127.50 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT13
$37,127.50 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT13

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
BIMBO BAKERIES USA HORSHAM PA / 19044
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$10,786.87 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT10
$10,786.87 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT10

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE NY / 10577
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$54,725.12 AMENDMENT #1 6/26/2012 7/27/2012 1670810-IDT1
$54,725.12 INITIAL 6/26/2012 7/11/2012 1670810-IDT1

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON DC / 20005
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$125,000.00 INITIAL 4/9/2012 4/20/2012 1653215-INC14

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON DC / 20005
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$250,000.00 INITIAL 2/24/2012 3/2/2012 1643621-INC6

 

NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR CITY STATE/ZIP
COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION WASHINGTON DC / 20024
ID NUMBER EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
AMOUNT TYPE TRANS. DATE FILED DATE TRANS #
$375,000.00 INITIAL 2/21/2012 3/2/2012 1643621-INC1

Vietnam Vets Pushing for More Research on “Agent Orange Corn”

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Moms and food activists have been fighting genetically modified foods for years. Now, they have a new ally.

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) sent a letter to President Obama just before Memorial Day asking for his assistance in delaying approval of a new breed of corn that’s genetically modified to resist heavy applications of the herbicide 2,4-D, one of the two active ingredients in the infamous Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Orange.

The corn and 2,4-D are both being manufactured by Dow Agro Science, which has named its new corn “Enlist,” a name the veterans said in the letter was “a slap at all Vietnam veterans.” Multinational seed company Monsanto also manufactures 2,4-D.

Most of the health problems caused by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War have been attributed to unintended dioxin contamination of the two active ingredients, 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. Dioxin builds up in the fatty tissue of humans and animals and can cause damage for years after exposure. The government continues to add to the known health conditions related to Agent Orange’s dioxin poisoning, but currently they include diabetes, neuropathy, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, liver dysfunction, numerous cancers, and birth defects in the children of exposed soldiers and Vietnam residents. Studies in recent years have found that 2,4-D is just as likely to be contaminated with dioxin when used alone as it was when used in combination with 2,4,5-T.

Adding to that danger, 2,4-D itself has been linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, cell damage, hormonal disruption, and reproductive problems, according to the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this year in an effort to ban the substance permanently. The EPA denied the NRDC’s petition.

“Although there is a lot that science has learned about the effects of dioxin on the human organism, there is still a lot that science has yet to learn,” writes VVA. “Now, Dow and Monsanto wish to release genetically modified corn that has increased resistance to 2,4-D. What will this mean to Vietnam vets, who have already been exposed to this chemical through our military service? To our progeny?”

The group’s letter went on to state that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) conclusion that 2,4-D–resistant corn would have no “significant” impact on the environment was inaccurate and “raises more questions than it answers.” The vets are asking President Obama to push for more research by independent scientists, not those affiliated with Dow Agro Sciences.

“We are not calling for a complete ban of this new product at this time,” the group writes. “We are simply not willing to be lied to or withheld information from again. Vietnam veterans were lied to about our exposure to chemicals which claimed many lives long after our troops left Southeast Asia.”

The VVA isn’t alone in its attempts to get Obama’s attention. Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, another group made up of veterans’ children who were impacted by dioxin poisoning and Agent Orange, is endorsing the California ballot initiative that would require labeling of genetically modified ingredients. That initiative will be voted on in the November 2012 election.

The USDA has closed the public comment period on Dow’s 2,4-D–resistant corn, but the nonprofit Center for Food Safety continues to pressure the EPA to ban 2,4-D altogether. Take a minute to sign the center’s petition and to protect your family from the potential for more toxic pesticide exposure.

Originally Posted On Infinitymuscle.com

http://www.infinitymuscle.com/showthread.php?15187-Vietnam-Vets-Pushing-for-More-Research-on-quot-Agent-Orange-Corn-quot

The AMA’s Strange Position on GM Foods: Test but Don’t Label

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Follow Up On AMA’s Position Regarding The labeling Of GMO

This post originally appeared on Food Politics, an Atlantic partner site.

The AMA says that policies on GM foods:

should continue to be science-based and guided by the characteristics of the plant or animal, its intended use, and the environment into which it is to be introduced, not by the method used to produce it, in order to facilitate comprehensive, efficient regulatory review.

And it says,

there is no scientific justification for special labeling of bioengineered foods, as a class, and that voluntary labeling is without value unless it is accompanied by focused consumer education.

Mestel quotes a statement e-mailed to her from AMA board member Dr. Patrice Harris:

The science-based labeling policies of the FDA do not support special product labeling without evidence of material differences between bioengineered foods and their traditional counterparts. The AMA adopted policy supporting this science-based approach, recognizing that there currently is no evidence that there are material differences or safety concerns in available bioengineered foods.

Read The Full Artcile

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/06/the-amas-strange-position-on-gm-foods-test-but-dont-label/258968/

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