Help needed...legislation to allow organic livestock to eat non-organic feed...!

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Jan Jenson <vizual

 

 

> 1. Both Parties Begin Effort to Restore Organic Standard

> " Misty L. Trepke <mistytrepke " <mistytrepke

 

In reply to Misty's latest post, here's something I got today!

Jan Jenson

 

 

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Friday, February 28, 2003 8:46 AM

Help needed...legislation to allow organic livestock to eat

non-organic feed

 

From Shirley: Now we know the devastation caused by chemicals in foods, and

more of us are buying organic butter, eggs, etc., so we have a personal

stake in what passes for " organic. " A bill was sneaked into recent

appropriations legislation that allows non-organic food to be fed to organic

livestock. I guess I want the label organic to mean organic...so I'm

passing on what I just heard. Our making a few phone calls across the

nation could make all the difference in how this turns out. Thanks for

reading this.

 

****What You Can Do - Take Action!******

 

Contact your representatives in Washington and demand that support the

Organic Restoration Act to repeal the language inserted into Section 771

of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill undermining the integrity of the

organic label for meat, poultry, eggs and dairy.

 

Subj: SAVE THE RULE - KEEP ORGANIC ORGANIC

02/28/2003 5:55:23 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Reply-to: Connie

 

Last week Congress passed an appropriations bill which overturns USDA

regulations requiring all organic livestock to be fed 100% organic feed.

 

*****Take Action - to Protect The integrity of Organic Standards*****

 

Senator Leahy (D-VT) is taking the lead by introducing the Organic

Restoration Act to repeal this rider.

 

Representative Sam Farr will be introducing this same bill in the House.

 

Co-sponsors are needed ASAP in the House AND Senate - both Republicans

and Democrats.

 

For the repeal bill to be successful, we must generate a lot of interest

and public comment on the bill all across the nation. It is important

that everyone - farmers, consumers, environmentalists, and the entire

organic industry - talk to their members of Congress and get them on

board in supporting these two bills. If we do not stand up to this

blatant attempt by agri-business to have their way with the organic

standards, this is just the beginning of the degradation to come.

 

****What You Can Do - Take Action!******

 

Contact your representatives in Washington and demand that support the

Organic Restoration Act to repeal the language inserted into Section 771

of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill undermining the integrity of the

organic label for meat, poultry, eggs and dairy.

 

The message is simple: Urge your Senators and Representatives to support

the Organic Restoration Act that was introduced on Feb 26th by Senator

Patrick Leahy and Representative Sam Farr to repeal Section 771 of the

Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Repealing this section is in the interest

of consumers, organic farmers and the environment. Repealing this

section will encourage continued growth of organic agricultural

production in the United States, one of the bright prospects for U.S.

agriculture overall.

 

The Senate bill is Leahy's Organic Restoration Act S. 457

You can find your Senator here -

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

 

The House bill is Farr's Organic Restoration Act HR 955

You can find your Representative here -

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.html

 

Representative Farr's office has asked that we target the following

Representatives, if you know of folks that live in their states please

forward on this email to them.

Allen Boyd, Jr. (D-FL/2) 202-225-5235 Ag Aide:Charla Penn

Jerold Nadler (D-NY/8) 202-225-5635 Ag Aide: Kisette

Morton Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) 202-225-3211 Chief of Staff: Erik Iverson

Jim McDermott (D-WA/7) 202-225-3106 Ag Aide: Sean Hughes Wayne

Gilchrest (R-MD/1) 202-225-5311 Ag Aide: Jeri Finke

 

Please also let your local health food store know what you are doing.

Tell them to carry NO products by Fieldale Farms, the company in GA that

instigated this movement to gut the organic livestock feed standards.

They also produce poultry under the Springer Mountain Farms and Redding

labels.

 

STAY TUNED TO OUR WEBSITE IN THE COMING DAYS FOR MORE INFORMATION AND

SPREAD THE WORD FAR AND WIDE!!!

 

Tom Taylor

Field Organizer

Organic Consumers Association

Tel: 612-331-7309

Fax: 612-331-7483

tom

 

PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED.

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