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Greenpeace Australia have a True Food Network which includes sections to help you ensure your shopping is free from genetically modified ingredients. Also sections include how to let producers and supermarkets know your preference for GE free food. You can join the True Food Network which includes, chefs, food experts and community groups uniting to protect our food from genetic engineering (GE). Their members include food icon Margaret Fulton, nutritionist Rosemary Stanton and thousands of concerned Australians. Even have a small section on recipes. The site is well worth the visit.
Friends of the Earth are promoting Community Supported Agriculture In response to an increasingly globalised food system, and the corresponding, social, environmental and health problems which it poses, communities around the world have been developing a different vision for food production and distribution. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a concept which encourages local, environmentally sustainable food production, and which supports both farmers and 'consumers' alike.
Reading up on the basics of GE technology and its terminology will assist you decipher a lot of the spin in arguments put forward by the pro GE group. It will also assist you in putting forward your own informed arguments or questions, rather than relying on simplistic or counter productive terms such as franken foods. In some cases, the pro GE group have used this term as an example to label all those against GE products as an emotive and ill informed group. So rather than use such a simplistic term, use science and openness against the spin put forward by the pro GE group.
When more people/organisations become informed about the technology and its terminology, it will be easier to identify and uncover the problems the pro-lobby group put forward. It is not expected for you to become an expert in the field, but understanding the general definitions of DNA, genes, genetic modification does help significantly.
PSRAST have an "Introduction to Genetic Engineering of Food". Follow the steps, and at step 3 you can choose a thorough presentation or a fast track. A great aspect of this is not only the high quality of the information but its also ranked with difficulty level of understanding. So you can start with the elementary articles and progress on from there.
Have a look at the "Myths/FAQ" page on this site. It includes links to many sites that tend to represent information in a question/answer format and from different perspectives. It includes links to FAQ of the pro GE group so that you can read the claims being made and arguments being put forward by them.
Your elected representative in government should be made aware of your concerns and the fact you are an informed community member. I would suggest rather than sign some electronic petition, that you actually telephone or write to your representative. There are claims that electronic petitions are not very effective means, whereas, should you take time to write or call your representative, it is acknowledged that you are quite serious having taken the effort and time.
If you speak with your representative, ensure you are the one telling them that you don't want GE foods or whatever view you have. Don't let them get off by stating they are following party policy and you should contact the relevant minister. These people represent you, get paid by you, and are elected by you, so let them know you expect them to work for you.