As one of the most influence people in the world, it was once thought that Oprah Winfrey was an advocate for the organic and GMO Free Movement. After recently learning about her “growing affinity for organics” – not only does she own an organic farm on Maui, Hawaii, Oprah recently branded her own organic food line called “Oprah’s Organics” – it was thought that she could “propel the organic and GMO Free movement to the next level.”
But this all surprisingly changed when the talk show host and media mogul became part Monsanto’s “burgeoning multi-million dollar advertising campaign” inside her best-selling, worldwide magazine, O. While Oprah didn’t come out in support of Monsanto, we can’t help but think she sold out to one of the “biggest land polluters and most hated companies in the world.”
It’s time we call her out on it and ask where her true allegiances lie.
In a campaign to get Oprah to reconsider the ads, which are slated for publication in 2015, we must pressure her to pull the ad from her magazine. Oprah’s decision to accept a GMO ad after the magazine extensively cover GMO labeling and potential health risks associated with GMOs is absurd. With “more than 100 species of fruits, vegetables and herbs growing” on her organic farm, why are Monsanto’s suicide seeds gracing the pages of Oprah’s magazine?
We need to pressure Oprah to put her money where her mouth is and help rid the world of GMOs.
We thought Oprah was on our side! “This is definitely out of character for a woman who owns an organic farm” and has “discuss the dangers of GMOs.”
Join our campaign to stop the biotech giant from being featured in the pages of Oprah’s magazine.
