On Saturday, March 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Pequot Library in Southport, the Connecticut GMO labeling bill will be discussed by some of the state's heaviest hitters when it comes to the environment and how it affects the food we eat. The lecture entitled What Are GMOs and What Does the Bill Mean for Consumers? is free and open to the public.
This initiative will also be discussed tomorrow night at The Shack restaurant on Post Road in Fairfield at the Green Drinks event that is hosted there every Tuesday night. One of the key speakers at The Shack as well as at the Pequot will be Analiese Paik, founder of Fairfield Green Food Guide and a past contributor to this site.
At the March 10th event, Representative Tony Hwang, a member of the Environment Committee, will discuss HB 5117, An Act Concerning Genetically-Engineered Foods, and the state legislative process. Analiese Paik from the Fairfield Green Food Guide will share testimony she delivered to the Environment Committee, which was reported in the Wall Street Journal, and discuss ways to support the bill. Tara Cook-Littmann, a holistic health counselor, will discuss GMOs, how prevalent they are in everyday foods, and how the labeling bill supports our right to make informed choices. According to national polls, over 90% of consumers want GMOs labeled. Connecticut is one of several states currently considering mandatory labeling of foods containing GMOs. Bring your questions and concerns so we can address them.
Photo above, from left to right: Rep. T.R. Rowe of Trumbull, Analiese Paik of the Fairfield Green Food Guide, Rep. Fred Camillo of Greenwich, (back) Glen Colello of Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe, Rep. Tony Hwang of Fairfield, Tara Cook-Littman JD, and Connecticut State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Feb. 22. Paik, Colello and Cook-Littman testified in support of HB 5117 at the Environment Committee’s public hearing that day.
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