HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0480.007 2010-2012Murashige, Laura
From: Sherry Palmer [kelpa12003 @yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 9:47 PM
To: counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: Communication 480
Page 1 of 1
Aloha County Council,
It is extremely important that people know what they are eating. Years ago, when canned and frozen
foods began to be mass marketed, product labeling was eventually mandated so that people knew what
they were purchasing. It used to be that going to a farmer's market or a corner market was a trusted way
of buying vegetables. Then, pesticides and herbicides entered the picture and now after knowing more
and more about the harmful effects of ingesting produce grown this way, people are trending towards
organic produce. Organic foods, labeled ORGANIC, are the products of some of the fastest growing
businesses and farms in the country. Wonder why? Why should GMO produce or products be any
different in terms of labeling? They should be marked GMO. Why do the manufactures of GMO
products not want their wares to be touted? According to them, they should be proud to do so, but they
actually resist labeling. Ask yourself, why is this? Please refer to the many, I am sure, biological and
informational letters you are getting in regards to the scientific aspects of this issue. The labeling of
GMO foods is just common sense.
Mahalo for your consideration,
Sheryl Palmer r,
PO Box 1255
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