Almond S-O-S !

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(This came from raw foodist Angela Stokes)

 

ALMOND SOS !

 

It's time to talk about raw almonds again…so, it seemed recently that

the law to pasteurise all almonds in the States had gone through…but

we can ALL act now to try to turn this situation around.

 

The rule is due to go into effect on September the 1st, 2007. The idea

is that we act NOW to contact US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

to let him know why raw almonds are important to us and we do not want

to see them pasteurized.

 

If we do not act NOW to turn this around, it may literally never be

possible to purchase raw almonds in the US again…and it may even open

a floodgate for similar laws requiring pasteurisation of other

foods…eeeeeek no thanks…so, please take a few minutes NOW, for you,

me, all those we care about and all those yet to come, to preserve

access to truly raw foods. Here are the contact details for Secretary

Johanns:

 

Email: Mike.Johanns Phone: 202-720-3631 Fax: 202-720-2166

 

(Here is my letter)

 

Dear Secretary Johanns,

 

I heard that a ruling recently passed about the mandatory

pasteurization of almonds. I absolutely disagree with this mandate!

Are you aware of what's lost in the pasteurization process? You must

re-examine this issue and allow for truly raw unpasteurized almonds to

be produced in our country.

 

September the 1st this year is the date this ruling goes into effect,

so we still have time to spread the facts and effect change. Since I

do not eat dairy, raw almonds are one of my main sources of making a

raw vegan seed cheese, seed yogurt, and almond milk. It is very

important that my almonds remain unpasteurized to preserve the enzyme

rich protein, calcium, and B vitamins.

 

When raw nuts are pasteurized, they lose their vital life-force, the

fats change composition and they no longer deliver the same

nutritional benefits to the body. The seed must be eaten in its

natural whole form so that when sprouted it could create a tree if we

planted it. The pasteurized seed does not have this life force, and

is altered by the process.

 

It concerns me that if this new rule does go through in respect to the

almonds, it will set a precedent for such laws in regard to other

produce and access to these healing raw foods will become limited.

 

It is very very important to keep natural foods on the shelves of

American grocery stores. Unaltered, unheated, unpasteurized food must

be kept in a natural state. It is too large a sacrifice to pasteurize

all almonds. We all deserve a choice!

 

We all deserve to choose totally raw almonds. Let the producer decide if they

pasteurize

almonds. If they handle their produce well, then they will not hesitate to

release their

produce to the public.

 

I urge you to do whatever you can in your power to turn this rule

around. Help ensure the continued availability of truly raw almonds

(and other produce) for ourselves and those generations to come.

 

Sincerely,

 

Michael Lotus Loveflower