FDA only assessed 3 GMO cows before approval

 

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED COWS COULD SOON SLIP ONTO YOUR PLATE WITH NO REGULATION. The FDA just approved and deregulated a new GMO cow -- meaning it can enter the market without any required assessment or oversight to protect our health, environment, or animal welfare. This sets a dangerous precedent for other GMO animals to enter our food system with no regulation -- such as pigs, chickens, and cows, engineered to withstand crowded, polluting, and inhumane factory farms. ADD YOUR NAME: We need 243 more people to demand the FDA require FULL assessment of all genetically engineered animals. SIGN THE PETITION The FDA approved this engineered cow for human consumption and granted it regulatory exemption after ASSESSING ONLY 3 COWS. One of those cows died and it is unclear whether the death was related to gene editing. We know so little about potential impacts of genetically engineering animals on our health, environment, or animal welfare. Instead of shifting away from filthy, inhumane, and polluting factory farming, Big Ag wants to fast-track animals genetically engineered to survive these terrible conditions. It’s crucial that you voice your concerns.  sign your name by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT to demand that FDA regulate all GE animals. SIGN THE PETITION Standing with you, Malaika Elias Food and Agriculture Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 Contact us Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: