Fwd: Action Alert: What's in your food?

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FYI - Anna

 

 

 

> Action Alert from the Organic Consumers Association:

>

> Congress Poised to Pass Bill Taking Away Right to Know What's in Your

> Food

> Tell your Congressman or Congresswoman to vote " No " on House of

> Representatives Bill H.R. 4167, the " National Uniformity for Food Act "

>

> The House of Representatives will vote this week on a controversial

> " national food uniformity " labeling law that will take away local

> government and states' power to require food safety food labels such

> as those required in California and other states on foods or beverages

> that are likely to cause cancer, birth defects, allergic reactions, or

> mercury poisoning. This bill would also prevent citizens in local

> municipalities and states from passing laws requiring that genetically

> engineered foods and ingredients such as Monsanto's recombinant Bovine

> Growth Hormone (rBGH) be labeled.

>

> The House will vote March 2, 2006 on a bill that would gut state food

> safety and labeling laws. H.R. 4167, the " National Uniformity for Food

> Act, " lowers the bar on food safety by overturning state food safety

> laws that are not " identical " to federal law. Hundreds of state laws

> and regulations are at risk, including those governing the safety of

> milk, fish, and shellfish. The bill is being pushed by large

> supermarket chains and food manufacturers, spearheaded by the powerful

> Grocery Manufacturers of America.

>

> Big food corporations and the biotech industry understand that

> consumers are more and more concerned about food safety, genetic

> engineering, and chemical-intensive agriculture, and are reading

> labels more closely. They understand that pesticide and mercury

> residues and hazardous technologies such as genetic engineering and

> food irradiation will be rejected if there are truthful labels

> required on food products. Industry-sponsored H.R. 4167 is gaining

> momentum and must be stopped! Act now! Preserve local and regional

> democracy and protect yourself and your family from unsafe food by

> sending an email or calling your Representative and urging them to

> vote " No " on H.R. 4167.

>

> Please Take Action Now--Send a Message to Your Congress Member in the

> House of Representatives to Vote " No " on H.R. 4167

> http://www.organicconsumers.org/rd/labeling.cfm<about:blank>

>

> And please call your Congress Member at 202-224-3121

>

> Regards & Solidarity,

>

> Ronnie Cummins,

> Organic Consumers Association