Senate Poised to Pass Bill Taking Away Your Right to Know What's in your Food!

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Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:36 pm

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

Your Food

 

From the " Organic Consumers Association "

 

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

Your Food

Tell your Senator to vote " No " on the " National Uniformity for Food

Act "

 

The House of Representatives has passed a controversial " national

food uniformity " labeling law that would 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 Senate will son be voting on this bill which would gut state

food safety and labeling laws. 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. This industry-sponsored bill 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 Senator.

 

Read full text of the bill here) and Take action below the following

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