Victory! Monsanto Ad Pulled from O Magazine

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We Won! Monsanto Ad has been Pulled from O Magazine

February 18, 2015 by Carol Grieve’

In case you did not have time to read the text of the Petition, see below:

“To Oprah, from the many who have learned from you, been inspired by you to aim higher, try harder and to strive to be the best version of ourselves. You have repeatedly been recognized as one of the most powerful and influential women of our times. Your influence on the American family through your vast work as the host of the The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Oprah Book Club, and O Magazine has impacted millions. Countless women in this country look to you and rely on you as a powerful thought leader and your influence spans to all genders and diverse groups around the planet–in essence, you are a role-model to many.

Therefore, we are confused and deeply saddened to see that your highly regarded magazine, O Magazine, is running an advertisement for Monsanto, a company that according to a 2014 Harris Poll from Neilsen, was ranked 3rd worst among 60 high-profile companies. Oprah, we can only assume that you may be unaware of the misalignment of this advertisement by Monsanto, which is a company that is in total contradiction with your core values that support integrity, authenticity, truth, responsibility and self-care.

Oprah, you and your readers may not realize that this shrewdly crafted advertisement talks about “growing enough food for a growing world“: This statement insinuates that genetically engineered crops will yield more food to feed the world. This statement is not true and is clearly a marketing ploy to convince and dupe the public about GMOs (“genetically modified organisms”). See study here.

Monsanto states it wants to grow food “in a sustainable way“: Since the use of genetically engineered crops, there has been a 527 Million pound increase in the use of pesticides in U.S. from 1996 to 2011. See study here.

Monsanto states that “we partner with farmers:” Monsanto requires farmers who use their seeds to sign an agreement that they will not save seeds so that farmers have to buy more seeds every year–from them. In a report created by The Center for Food Safety, it tracked numerous lawsuits that Monsanto had brought against farmers and found some 142 patent infringement suits against 410 farmers and 56 small businesses in more than 27 states. In total the firm has won more than $23 million from its targets. See report here. In essence, Monsanto is patenting life itself.

Read More: http://foodintegritynow.org/2015/02/18/won-monsanto-ad-pulled-o-magazine/

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