Protect the Integrity of Organic Standards- Save Organic!

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Hello ,

 

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 introducing the Organic Restoration Act to

repeal this rider along with Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) in the

House. Both of these bills were introduced on February 26, 2003.

 

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 Organic Restoration Act 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 the Organic

Restoration Act. We must stand up to this blatant attempt by

agribusiness to have their way with the organic standards.

 

****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 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.

 

You can find your Senator here -

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

 

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 Agriculture Aide:Charla Penn

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

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

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

Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD/1) 202-225-5311 Agriculture 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

 

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