Masters of Health Magazine June 2021 | Page 30

4..           GMO soy is engineered to withstand toxic chemicals, which decrease microbes, organic matter, and nutrients in the soil.

5.           Decreased soil quality and organic matter reduces carbon sequestration, increases greenhouse gases and climate change/environmental degradation.

6.           GMO-related agrochemicals pollute the air and water, increasing toxic algae blooms. Toxic algae can cause fish die-off and are suspected of decreasing whale populations, which can lead to a decrease of carbon sequestration in the ocean water.

7.           Compared to regenerative organic farming, Impossible Food products that use GMO mono-crop ingredients, grown with high use of agrochemicals that require higher chemical fertilizer inputs, and tilling, do not decrease climate change as the manufacturer states; instead, they increase it! Our school staff and children deserve the truth, not fancy marketing and fabrications.

According to the highly respected Rodale Institute and their study, “Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change: A Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming, “Rodale’s recommendations focus on soil health, biodiversity, and avoiding farming methods that contribute to a net release of carbon, including the overuse and misuse of pesticides, artificial fertilizers, and unnecessary tilling. The regenerative techniques include crop rotation, cover crops, mulching and green manure, composting, and no-till practices.”

Can you please tell me what our school district is doing to protect our children’s health from genetically modified foods? Please note that GMOs also contribute to climate and environmental degradation, which will impact our children’s future.

Are you advising the school Food Directors to allow this food to be served to our children? I ask you to instruct the Food Director not to order this branded GMO product, which is a health risk to our children and harmful to our planet. 

Our schools must provide a safe school environment for our children, including the food provided to them. Not all parents have the resources to provide their children with their own lunch to avoid school lunch foods. This is not the time to be taking risks and introducing potentially harmful foods to our children. Nor, should our children ever be experimented on!  Our children deserve to be well nourished and assured safety based on the Precautionary Principle.

The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with the potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking. It emphasizes caution, pausing, and review before leaping into innovations that may prove disastrous.

I am requesting that we make safer, more nourishing, eco-friendly options available instead. For example, Costco has been making an organic black bean burger available for years at a price point that is competitive with the Impossible Burger.

Thank you for your response.

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