Know More. Worry Less. Live Better - The latest on GM foods

USDA has just released the most recent statistics on use of genetically modified crops in the U.S.

This, of course, does not include sugar beets, which are also in the over 90% range.
How to interpret this? If you eat any processed foods containing corn, soybeans, or beet sugar, you should assume that they have a high probability of containing genetically modified ingredients.

You don’t like this? Choose organics!

You think GM foods should be labeled? Write your congressional representatives!




We live on a planet that is increasingly interconnected. Pollution from China is carried on ocean breezes to the shores of California. Likewise, pollution from the U.S. is carried up to Canada, the Arctic, and beyond. While Healthy Child Healthy World works in the United States, we recognize that for a truly healthy world, we all need to work together.



Great things are happening all over the world. And, often, we rely on the experiences and protective policies passed in other countries to bolster our own local efforts. Here are just a very few of the organizations and initiatives we’ve been keeping our eyes on:

Canada

•Toxic Nation Canadians are polluted with a toxic mix of harmful chemicals. Toxic Nation shows how your body is polluted. And what you can do to get the pollution out of you and all Canadians.

•The David Suzuki Foundation sees a future where Canadians won’t have to think twice about drinking a glass of tap water, eating food from their local grocery store, swimming in a local river or lake, or simply taking a deep breath of air.

•Ecojustice is Canada's largest and foremost non-profit environmental law organization. Much of the casework of Ecojustice aims to establish and expand healthy communities coast to coast to coast, connecting the dots that link environmental and public health and ensuring that all citizens enjoy their fundamental right to a healthy environment.

•Toxic Free Canada brings workers and environmentalists together in cooperative projects for toxics reduction and a green econom





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Your children can’t stay in the safety of your home, under your watchful eye forever. To create a healthy environment, everywhere, we have to take action. Together, we can make the world a healthier place — just imagine what it would look like