Soy Free [Synthetic Biology Free]
Soy beans are [a] legume and…in the same family as peanut, beans, peas and lentils.
Soy has become a major part of processed food production so avoiding them can be difficult.
"Soy is more often a trigger for mild allergy symptoms, such as eczema, but can cause severe reactions and anaphylaxis." (Allergy New Zealand)
[Specific cookies that have always been "soy free" include EATRIGHT® Rice & Spice, Freebee, Candid, Ginger, Oat & Sultana, Apricot (ref: "More than just gluten-free, wheat-free cakes and cookies" flyers). Other "soy free" cookies, now include, EATRIGHT® Choc-Holics, Yogi, Gingerchoc, Moritz. The EATRIGHT® crackers are all "soy free". The EATRIGHT® e-balls and jams consistently "soy free"]
[Soybean “occasional GI problems, diarrhea, gastralgia, and loose stool” (ref: PDR for Herbal Medicine, 1st ed., Fleming, et al. (1998)); potentially made worse by synthetic biology ie a reconfiguration of the DNA coding sequence from soybeans or peas. A “Shift by Western consumers away from soy protein in some products”. Yet "Global production 352,755kt; Cross-border trade in soybeans was 161,212kt worth US$77.7b at an average price of US$0.48/kg; Major global use in cooking oil, animal feed, soy-based foods and beverages; Cross-border trade in soybean oil was 12,707kt worth US$15.4b or US$1.22/kg; Global soybean oil consumption was 3.2kg/capita; New Zealand tried to develop a soybean industry in the 70-80’s and failed" (ref: Coriolis Report v. 1.1 (2023)]
[“It is unlikely that New Zealand would create enough scale with any organism created through gene technology, not like the size of the soybean and maize crops in [USA]” (ref: Potential costs of regulatory changes for gene technology by NZIER-OANZ (pub. Nov24)). Where Whole Foods had a "unilateral company initiative to provide GMO transparency for everything...by 2018 " (ref: 2:13-cv-02174-RSM dkt 27-10 incl. photo p3). In 2018, they withdrew that promise (ref: organicconsumers.org/news/whole-foods-withdraws-promise-label-gmos). “Vast international campaign orchestrated by pesticide industry proponents to downplay pesticide dangers, neutralize pesticide critics, and promote policies that benefit makers of pesticides and genetically engineered crops” (ref: Lighthouse Reports et al) see also "Retracted: The Monsanto-Backed Paper That Told Us Roundup Was Safe" (ref: ScienceAlert (pub. 9Dec25)]
[The corporate capture of the nutrition profession in the USA: the case of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) included "Soyfoods Association of North America" USD 11,250 contribution in 2013 (ref: doi:10.1017/S1368980022001835). "Continued to engage with corporations by: (i) investing AND funds in shares of Nestlé, PepsiCo and several pharmaceutical company stocks” such as Abbott with ingredients such as "water…soy protein isolate…emulsifier (322)" (ref: 8710428025043), Nutrica PKU Anamix First Spoon "soy lecithin" etc)]
[The “peculiar characteristics and uses” (ref: 370 U.S. 294 (1962)); peculiarity n. (esp.) individual characteristic, oddity [L peculium private property] (ref: OED 4ed); “the acts, contracts, agreements, combinations, etc., which were assailed were of such [peculiarity] and wrongful character as to bring them within the prohibitions of the law" (ref: 221 U.S. 106 (1911); 2:13-cv-02174-RSM dkt 149 p4-6)].
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