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So when will pet industry get this clue too?
« on: September 30, 2015, 08:27:53 PM »
http://www.mamavation.com/2015/09/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics-cuts-ties-with-monsanto.html

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS CUTS TIES WITH MONSANTO

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Monsanto has seemed to have a bad year. The World Health Organization categorized glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup which is sprayed on over 78% of genetically engineered crops and 200 additional crops, a probable carcinogen. And months following that announcement, the California Environmental Protection Agency announced their intention of placing glyphosate on their carcinogen list which means it comes with a Prop. 65 warning on the label. From all of these setbacks, it seems Monsanto has lost control of the political spin. But in our nation’s capital, another battleground has formed. The House has just passed H.R. 1599 dubbed as the “Deny Americans the Right to Know Act” or the DARK Act, which prevents genetically engineered ingredients from ever being labeled by any state in the United States. With Vermont’s labeling laws going into effect next year, this could pose a big problem for mandatory labeling. The U.S. Senate is now considering taking up this issue and no one knows what will happen.

But Monsanto has not been the only company that has seen controversy this year. The vaccination debate has raged in communities all over the United States after a Measles outbreak in Orange County, California. California also passed legislation forcing children attending public schools to be vaccinated, which has sparked outrage in certain wellness communities and has made AAP very sensitive to anything that would damage their reputation with mothers. “I feel like they are struggling with their image right now and want to show moms they are trustworthy. And they are willing to prove themselves by shedding relationships that may not be helping them. And at the very least, shedding relationships where it’s uneven. Monsanto was definitely getting far more out of that one than they were. I don’t think they struggled with it at all. It may have felt like dumping a bad boyfriend that never calls.”
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Re: So when will pet industry get this clue too?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2015, 03:55:47 PM »
In a nut shell, the big pet food companies don't care about much... other than making a profit.  Think about it.  If they cared about pets even a little... kibble wouldn't be manufactured at all.  And the BASIC ingredients in wet would be SO different! 
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