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# Label genetically engineered foods!
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/label_genetically_engineered_foods_0320120718/
- Published: 2012-03-20T21:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T15:51:35.000Z
- Description: EWG urges readers to sign the Just Label It petition to the FDA before its March 27 deadline, noting more than 84,000 supporters have signed, that 92 percent of Americans want genetically engineered foods labeled, and that over 40 countries already require it.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: GMO, Food Safety, #vivvo-import

Dear Reader,

We have one week to tell the federal Food and Drug Administration to label genetically engineered foods. We know you believe, as we do, that you have a right to know what's in the food you eat. So please take action right now.

The Environmental Working Group is a proud member of the Just Label It campaign, which has filed a petition with the FDA demanding that genetically engineered foods be labeled. The deadline to sign this petition is March 27, just one week away. More than 84,000 EWG supporters have already signed it. We are aiming for an even 100,000 - only 16,000 more!

**Will you help EWG reach 100,000 signatures? Take action today. We will deliver your signatures - and your message that you have a right to know about your food - to the FDA before the March 27 deadline.**

[**Click here to sign our petition to the FDA today - genetically engineered foods should be labeled.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=4UKZvCrVoNe0WIXRno2yneI6yB%2FG1qTL&ref=foodconsumer.org)

The numbers are staggering. More than 80 percent of crops like corn and soy are genetically engineered. Some 60 to 70 percent of processed foods available in American grocery stores likely contain some genetically engineered ingredients. And the FDA could soon approve the first genetically-engineered animal in the U.S. food supply - salmon that has been engineered to produce hormones year-round and grow at twice its natural rate.

Ninety-two percent of Americans want genetically engineered foods labeled. More than 40 countries around the world have mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. We need the FDA to act now - we have the right to know what we are eating.

**We only have one week to get as many signatures as possible on the petition to the FDA.** EWG set a goal of 100,000 supporters for the labeling of genetically engineered foods. We are so close, will you help us make our mark?

[**Click here to sign our petition to the FDA today - we will deliver your signature before March 27.**](http://action.ewg.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=p3%2FR1JdKSyzKpBvPkksPe%2BI6yB%2FG1qTL&ref=foodconsumer.org)

Thank you for taking action. We have the right to know what we are eating.

Sincerely, 

Ken Cook  
President, Environmental Working Group