TIP TALKS
The e-Newsletter of the
Toxics Information Project (TIP)
December, 2012
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A SHOCKING TIP TALKS ACTION
The Most Important Story of 2012 Revisited
(Plus one more holiday & health clues cluster)
OLDIE – BUT WITH A TWIST: What is so shocking? We're repeating
some information from a previous TT! – but don’t go away. We are
presenting the most vital action list of the year in a form that you can
take to the store for quick decisions while shopping. It's the GMO
Labeling Bill Good Guys & Bad Guys. And, we are including the
phone numbers where you can actually speak out to the ones who
are fighting to keep you fooled about food. Equally important,
here’s another chance to thank the heroes who stood up for you
in California re: Prop 37 – the GMO Labeling Bill.
NEW TIPS – On Greening Parties, Finding Fire Retardants
In Furniture, Avoiding Those And Other Chemicals Connected
With Obesity, More Reasons To Limit That Sugar In Your Diet.
HOPE YOU ALL HAD HAPPY & HEALTHY HOLIDAYS!
And that you haven”t been too inundated with those pesky end-of-year donation pleas. Maybe you could thank us for not having filled your e-mail with them by actually considering giving a few dollars to the little guy that does lotsof work? SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE!
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“FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW” SAYS;
GIVE THANKS AND REWARD OUR HEROES
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/our_organic_heroes/?akid=681.422609.x3LckT&rd=1&t=2
1. Please join us in thanking those Organic Heroes who stood with us in the fight on Prop 37 , from the moms, grandmothers and grassroots activists to the California farmers and organic and natural companies that helped make the fight possible. Without their help, it wouldn't have been possible!
2. Please join Food Democracy Now! in committing to doubling down in the marketplace by supporting those companies that supported your Right to Know at the grocery store . A lot of these companies are small in size, but their leaders gave a generous amount to help us in the fight to Label GMOs in California. Please reward them with your undying brand loyalty at your local coop or grocery store because when the next fight comes, we know they'll be there for us!
THANK THE HEROES OF PROP 37
Thank Dr. Mercola, Dr. Bronner's, Lundberg Family Farms, Nutiva, Amy's Kitchen, Organic Valley, Clif Bar, Udi's, Earth Balance, Annie's Homegrown, Applegate, Eden Foods and Good Earth Natural Foods. They have stepped up to the plate & stood beside their customers and this grassroots movement to Label GMOs. The people who run these companies care a great deal about doing the right thing and Food Democracy Now! is proud to stand with them in the fight to label GMOs!
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/go/690?t=6&akid=681.422609.x3LckT
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PAYBACK TIME! GMO BOYCOTT GUIDE
Organic Consumers Association, November 20, 2012
Boycott these organic and “natural” brands whose parent companies donated millions to defeat Prop 37, the California Right to Know GMO labeling initiative. Call their customer hotlines, post on their facebook pages: Tell them you’ll support their brands when they publicly and financially support your Right to Know!
Alexia (Con-Agra) 630-857-1550
https://www.facebook.com/alexiafoods
Bear Naked (Kellogg’s) 800-962-1413
https://www.facebook.com/LiveBN
Ben & Jerry’s (Unilever) 802-846-1500
https://www.facebook.com/benjerry
Boca Burgers (Kraft) 877-966-8769
https://www.facebook.com/bocaburger
Cascadian Farm (General Mills) 800-624-4123
https://www.facebook.com/CascadianFarm
Dagoba (Hershey’s) 866-972-6879
https://www.facebook.com/DagobaOrganicChocolate
Gardenburger (Kellogg’s) 800-962-1413
https://www.facebook.com/Kelloggs
Honest Tea (Coca-Cola) 800-865-4736
https://www.facebook.com/HonestTea
Horizon Organic (Dean Foods) 888-494-3020
https://www.facebook.com/Horizon
Hunt’s Organic and Natural Brands (Con-Agra) 630-857-1550
https://www.facebook.com/Hunts
Kashi (Kellogg’s) 877-7GRAINS
https://www.facebook.com/kashi
Larabar (General Mills) 800-543-2147
https://www.facebook.com/Larabar
Lightlife (Con-Agra) 800-SOY-EASY
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151496240687306...
Morningstar Farms (Kellogg’s) 800-962-1413
https://www.facebook.com/morningstarfarms
Muir Glen (General Mills) 800-832-6345
https://www.facebook.com/MuirGlen
Naked Juice (PepsiCo ) 877-858-4237
https://www.facebook.com/nakedjuice
Odwalla (Coca-Cola) 800- ODWALLA
https://www.facebook.com/Odwalla
“O” Organics (Safeway) 877-723-3929
https://www.facebook.com/Safeway
Orville Redenbacher’s Organic (Con-Agra) 630-857-1550
https://www.facebook.com/orvilleredenbachers
R.W. Knudsen (Smucker’s) 888-550-9555
https://www.facebook.com/rwknudsen
Silk (Dean Foods) 888-820-9283
https://www.facebook.com/SilkUS
Tostito’s Organic (PepsiCo- Frito Lay ) 800-352-447
https://www.facebook.com/Tostitos?filter=2
Tropicana Organic (PepsiCo) 800-237-7799
https://www.facebook.com/Tropicana
White Wave (Dean Foods) 888-820-9283
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteWaveFoods
*PepsiCo (Donated $2.5M); Kraft (Donated $2M); Safeway (Member of Grocery Manufacturers Association, which donated $2M); Coca-Cola (Donated $1.7M); General Mills (Donated $1.2M); Con-Agra (Donated $1.2M); Kellogg’s (Donated $791k); Smucker’s (Donated $555k); Hershey’s ($519k); Unilever (Donated $467k); Dean Foods (Donated $254k).
For a complete list of all the companies that helped defeat Prop 37, and their brands, visit: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_26638.cfm
Information provided by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and the Organic Consumers Fund, which donated more than $1.4 million to support Prop 37 and your Right to Know about GMOs.
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5 Tips for Greening Your Holiday Parties
Are you hosting a holiday party this year? Whether it’s cocktails with your mom friends or a full on feast for all of the relatives, there are so many ways to green the festivities—from decorations to food sourcing to how you deal with any leftovers. Read our tips for more ideas!
Furniture Flame Retardants: Burning Out At Last?A typical home contains a pound of flame retardants associated with hormone disruption, lowered IQ, impaired fertility and/or cancer. Read more to learn some simple steps you can take to to protect your family
The Dirty Link Between Obesity, Children and Chemicals
Though research has linked certain chemicals to obesity in the past, 2012 is shaping up to be the year this important connection was made to obesity in children. Read more to learn how certain chemicals are linked to obesity in kids.
Is Sugar Even Worse Than We Thought?
Do you have a general household policy on sugar? A growing number of researchers are starting to compile a body of evidence saying sugar and other sweeteners are actually toxic to the human body. So much so they should be government regulated like alcohol and cigarettes. Read more to learn the latest on sugar.
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Liberty Goodwin, Director
Toxics Information Project
P.O. Box 40572,
Providence, RI 02940
Tel. 401-351-9193
Website: www.toxicsinfo.org
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