Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 " News Update from The Campaign " Save Organic Food Press Release Tue, 4 May 2004 03:46:15 -0500 News Update From The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods ---- Dear News Update Subscribers, The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods issued a Press Release on Monday through PR Newswire with the title of " Save Organic Food Coalition Launches Effort to Protect Organic Foods From Biocontamination. " The Press Release is posted below announcing the formal launch of the Save Organic Food coalition: http://www.saveorganicfood.org As you may be aware, the Save Organic Food web site has been active while under construction for the past two months. During that time we only had one ACTION ALERT available, the public comment period that recently ended regarding the USDA proposal for an environmental impact statement. We have now launched our primary ACTION ALERTS targeting members of the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives and the Secretary of Agriculture: http://www.saveorganicfood.org/senatealert.php http://www.saveorganicfood.org/housealert.php http://www.saveorganicfood.org/usdaalert.php You are strongly encouraged to participate in the ACTION ALERTS. Send an instant e-mail to your House Representative and your two U.S. Senators requesting that they ask the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to hold hearings into the failure of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to protect organic crops from contamination by genetically engineered crops. We are pushing aggressively for a ban on the outdoor growing of all genetically engineered corn. Besides sending e-mails, you are encouraged to print out the form letters and mail these to your members of Congress. E-mail is quick and easy, but letters sent by the U.S. Postal Service have much greater impact. So please send both e-mails and letters. We also invite you to join the Save Organic Food coalition if you have not already done so: http://www.saveorganicfood.net/coalition.php Membership is FREE and you have the option of being publicly listed on the web site as a member. Farmers, companies and organizations can include complete contact information including a 25-word description: http://www.saveorganicfood.net/members.php PR Newswire sent out our Press Release to thousands of media contacts across the United States. Using PR Newswire provides much greater attention to our activities than if we simply faxed out the Press Release ourselves. What we are doing with the Save Organic Food coalition is so important, we feel it is essential to reach a large media audience. However, it is rather expensive to use the PR Newswire service. It cost us $750 for the 400 word Press Release. If you would like to make a donation to help support our efforts to " Save Organic Food, " you can do so at the following web page: http://www.saveorganicfood.org/donate.php Thanks for your participation and support! Craig Winters Executive Director The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods The Campaign PO Box 55699 Seattle, WA 98155 Tel: 425-771-4049 Fax: 603-825-5841 E-mail: label Web Site: http://www.thecampaign.org Mission Statement: " To create a national grassroots consumer campaign for the purpose of lobbying Congress and the President to pass legislation that will require the labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States. " *************************************************************** Press Release Source: The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods Save Organic Food Coalition Launches Effort to Protect Organic Foods From Biocontamination Monday May 3, 8:00 am ET SEATTLE, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Save Organic Food coalition and web site (www.saveorganicfood.org) are officially being launched this week as The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods (www.thecampaign.org) undertakes a new effort to protect organic food from contamination by genetically engineered crops. " The American public has really embraced organic food in the past several years. Organic food is one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food industry, " says The Campaign's Executive Director, Craig Winters. " But at a time when the popularity of organic foods is soaring, organic crops are also at great risk. Across the country, organic farmers are reporting that their crops are being contaminated by genetically engineered crops being grown on neighboring farms. " If the U.S. government's inability to protect organic crops is not addressed, consumers risk no longer being able to purchase foods free of genetically modified organisms. And organic growers stand to lose millions of dollars if they are no longer able to export their products to other countries that don't want contaminated food. The Save Organic Food coalition's first step is to apply pressure on Congress to hold hearings into the U.S. Department of Agriculture's failure to protect organic foods from genetic contamination. " The USDA has stood by idly and watched while organic farmers across the country have been harmed by genetic contamination, " Winters says. " We are encouraging organic food supporters to contact their Representatives and Senators and tell them to hold hearings on the USDA's refusal to address this issue. " The Save Organic Food web site (www.saveorganicfood.org) features instant e-mails and form letters that citizens can send to Representatives and Senators urging them to make sure the USDA lives up to its responsibilities to protect organic farmers and the environment from the hazards of genetically engineered foods. " We're also encouraging folks to join the Save Organic Food coalition, " adds Winters. " Membership is free for citizens, organizations, businesses and farmers, and it helps create a powerful voice in the effort to keep organic foods pure. " The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods is a 501©4 (non-tax deductible) non-profit political advocacy organization. (www.thecampaign.org) Contact: Craig Winters, Executive Director The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods Phone: 425-771-4049 Fax: 425-740-8967 media www.thecampaign.org www.saveorganicfoods.org ---------- Source: The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at HotJobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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