Ban GMO Frankenfoods Made with Synthetic Biology (a.k.a Biomass Fermentation, Precision Fermentation, Cell Cultures, or Synthetic Cells)

Several states have taken action to ban lab-grown (cell-cultured) meat, but most of the synbio industry's Frankenfoods are slipping past them: molds marketed as imitation meat (Quorn, MyBacon); fake egg whites, whey, and blood made from genetically modified microorganisms (The Impossible Burger, The Every Company, Perfect Day); and lab-grown chocolate (Mondelez, Celleste).

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your State Reps To Ban Genetically Engineered Frankenfoods Made With Synthetic Biology (a.k.a Biomass Fermentation, Precision Fermentation, Cell Cultures, and Synthetic Cells)!

These aren't first-generation GMOs. Today, instead of modifying microorganisms with natural genes extracted from other organisms (like Monsanto’s rBGH), they use synthetic DNA to "program" the cells.

Food made with GMO microbes may be toxic or trigger allergies. Back in the 1980s when Showa Denko decided to produce its tryptophan supplement with genetically engineered bacteria, 37 people died and 1500 were permanently disabled.

These GMOs are completely unregulated. Synbio GMOs enter our food through the FDA's "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) loophole.

There's no safety review. Companies simply declare their own products GRAS, and even that is voluntary. Food-safety lawyers argue this violates the 1958 Food Additives Law, but they haven't won that fight in court.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your State Reps To Ban Genetically Engineered Frankenfoods Made With Synthetic Biology (a.k.a Biomass Fermentation, Precision Fermentation, Cell Cultures, and Synthetic Cells)!

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Dear [State Legislator],

I'm writing regarding the news that Iowa is giving Archer Daniels Midland $2.23 million for a factory to produce the Every Company’s OvoPro, a synthetic egg-white-replacer made from genetically modified microorganisms.
Instead of subsidizing synthetic foods, Iowa—and every state in the nation—should be banning them.

Several states have already taken action to ban lab-grown (cell-cultured) meat, but most of the synbio industry's Frankenfoods are slipping past them, including lab-grown chocolate created by Celleste for Mondelez.

They've also missed precision fermentation, an extreme form of genetic engineering where artificial DNA is inserted into microbes to produce synthetic proteins.

Products of precision fermentation include the Every Company's imitation egg-whites, the Impossible Burger's fake blood, and Bored Cow's "milk" made with Perfect Day’s synthetic whey protein.

Biomass fermentation is similar to precision fermentation in that it involves genetically engineered microorganisms, but instead of the GMO microbes producing the ingredients, they are the ingredients. These include fungal molds like MyForest's MyBacon and MyPulledPork.

Biomass and precision fermentation are dangerous. In the 1980s, Showa Denko, a manufacturer of the amino acid tryptophan, accidentally poisoned thousands of its customers with a synthetic version made from genetically engineered bacteria. Showa Denko killed 37 people and caused 1500 to be permanently disabled.

With no required federal regulatory process for foods made from genetically engineered microbes, the only responsible thing for states to do is ban them.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

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