What Do You Care About When It Comes to Your Kids? #ConcealOrReveal

When it comes to my kids,  I care about whether they're getting enough to eat, if they're getting the right nutrients, and I worry about what's in their foods.  I might not be able to keep the littlest one from trying to eat food she's dropped on the floor, but I can fight to know what ingredients are in her foods.

Nutrition labels tell us how much sugar or sodium is in a product; whether there's nuts, soy, or dairy; how many grams of saturated fat; etc.  So why the stink about hiding whether or not ingredients have been genetically modified?

Now, I'm not here to say whether or not GMO products are healthy or harmful.  I'm fighting for my right, as a mom, to know what's in my kids' food.  I'm calling on the big companies to be transparent about how their products are made.  I want to know if the item on the shelf contains genetically modified corn, or if the fruit we buy is some frankenfood hybrid.

Large food companies combined have spent more than $168.4 million since 2013 – $51.6 million in 2015 alone – to fight GMO labeling campaigns across the country. Their trade association, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, is supporting the anti-consumer DARK Act, which will make it even harder for consumers to get the transparent labeling they deserve. This dangerous bill just passed in the House of Representatives.

I'm not alone in feeling that labeling is important.  Celebrity moms Jordana Brewster, Jillian Michaels, Sara Gilbert, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Constance Zimmer came together to sign Just Label It’s Conceal or Reveal petition in support of GMO labeling.  The group of moms asked big food companies to stop blocking their right to know what’s in the food they feed their families.



Just Label It’s Conceal or Reveal petition, signed by these celebrity moms and many other parents, food advocates and supporters across the country, asks Quaker Oats of PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, General Mills and Kellogg’s to stop blocking Americans’ right to know if there are GMOs in their food and to support mandatory FDA labeling.

If what’s in your kids’ food is important to you, be sure to sign the petition and share this video to help spread the word!

Big Food Brands Risk Losing Mom Customers Over GMO Labeling #ConcealorReveal

Last month I told you guys about how Quaker is spending millions to keep us all in the dark when it comes to knowing if our foods contain GMOs. Since then, a poll has been released that was given to moms around the country.

The survey showed that nearly 70 percent of moms were less likely to purchase products from Quaker and its parent company PepsiCo when told that the company funneled millions of dollars into campaigns to deny consumers the right to know about GMOs. Nearly 93 percent of moms want Quaker to label GMOs and 80 percent want Quaker to stop funding anti-GMO labeling efforts.

And 81 percent of moms surveyed said they’d be less likely to purchase a brand’s products if they found out that a company was using GMO food ingredients that contribute to the increased use of toxic pesticides. Glyphosate, the primary herbicide used on GMO crops, is considered a probable human carcinogen by the World Health Organization.

Three thousand elementary schools in the U.S. are near GMO corn and soybean fields where glyphosate is sprayed, putting America’s youngest students at risk of significant toxic herbicide exposure.

“Mothers are increasingly concerned about their children’s exposure to chemicals and rightfully so,” said Anna Lappé, bestselling author, healthy food advocate and mother of two. “Glyphosate is now found in rainwater, soil and in samples of both breast milk and infant formula.”

In a matter of just a few weeks, well over 100,000 concerned consumers have added their names to a petition calling for Quaker and Pepsi to support a federal law that would make GMO labeling mandatory. Just Label It is calling on Quaker to support the FDA in using its authority to mandate GMO labeling nationwide.

Will you join us in support the effort in making GMO labeling mandatory?

Sign the petition!

Will Quaker Oats #ConcealorReveal the Use of GMOs?

This post was created as part of the Just Label It campaign in which I’m a compensated Labeling Advocate. All opinions expressed are my own.

Quaker is one of the Big Food companies using their deep pockets to lobby against mandatory
GMO labeling. Through the trade association, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, they’re
supporting a bill in Congress we call the DARK Act – because it would Deny Americans the Right to Know whether our food has been genetically engineered.

Sign the petition below to ask Quaker to join us and to support mandatory FDA labeling of GMOs!

It’s hard maintaining that honest image when they’re stopping consumers from knowing what’s in
their food.

GMO crops have led to huge increases in herbicide use, which contributes to an array of threats to
the health of people and the environment. And in case you missed it, the World Health
Organization recently labeled the main herbicide used on GMO crops as probably carcinogenic.

People all across the country are fed up with being kept in the dark. That’s why I’m working with
Just Label It to bring the Conceal or Reveal campaign to Quaker’s doorstep. But we need your
voice, too.

Sign the petition: Ask Quaker to support mandatory FDA labeling of GMOs, stop funding antimandatory labeling efforts, and stand up against the DARK Act!