The Truth About GMOs & Synthetic Food

GMOs and the Fight for Real Food

For decades, OCA has been at the forefront of the fight against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food supply. GMOs are crops and organisms whose genetic material has been altered in ways that do not occur naturally. They were introduced into the food system largely without consumer consent, long-term safety testing, or meaningful labeling requirements. OCA has fought for your right to know what’s in your food, supported mandatory GMO labeling, and held corporations accountable for pushing untested technologies onto our plates and into our fields.

That fight hasn’t gone away. It has evolved. The newest frontier is synthetic biology, and the threat it poses is just as serious.

Say No to Synthetic Food

SynBio, or “Synthetic Biology”, is a process of creating genetically engineered bacteria that excrete specific compounds. These compounds are then used to create synthetic foods, such as synthetic meat, synthetic milk, synthetic coffee, etc. The resulting synthetic foods are untested, unlabeled, and in our opinion unsafe. And on top of that, the genetically engineered bacteria used to create these synthetic foods may pose significant environmental risks if they were to escape the lab. Furthermore, these products promote a future with no farm animals, an idea that ignores the necessary and beneficial role animals play in regenerative agriculture.
We need a regenerative future. We need real farms, not fake food!