Guest guest Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 FYI--- On Thu, 11/13/08, Sarah Alexander, Food & Water Watch <fwwatch wrote: Sarah Alexander, Food & Water Watch <fwwatchThey're Up Against the ClocktotallyopenDate: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 3:50 PM See Your Alert Online November 13, 2008 Dear Gerald, We need your help to prevent the last actions of the Bush administration from destroying hard-won consumer protections. In the coming days you'll be hearing from us on many important issues. Today, we need to you to act to stop Listeria from getting into our food supply. Act now. While the country talks about transitions and what kind of puppy might be coming to the White House, the Bush administration is busy trying to pass as many rules as possible to help out their corporate cronies one last time. There's been a deluge of these rules already, so many that we're creating a special campaign to deal with them: the "They're up against the clock" campaign. We need your help. Please take action on all of our upcoming "They're up against the clock" campaign emails. Here's the first one now: The Codex Alimentarius, the international food safety standards body that advises the World Trade Organization, is considering a proposal that would allow an "acceptable" level of Listeria monocytogenes in foods. Right now, the United States has a "zero tolerance" standard for this foodborne pathogen. Can you help us keep Listeria out of our food supply? Changing the international standard could force our government to accept imported food items that do not meet our food safety standards. Those who are advocating this change argue that some Listeria monocytogenes in foods can be tolerated by most people and it is virtually impossible to guarantee the complete absence of Listeria monocytogenes in food. In Europe and in Canada, where the weaker standard is already in place, there has been an increase in the incidence of consumers getting sick from foods contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes in recent years.The lower standard will be debated before the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene in early December. The Committee will accept comments from interested parties until November 15, 2008. Tell the Codex Committee that you are opposed to lowering food safety standards for imported foods: Act now. Sincerely,Sarah Alexander, Senior Food OrganizerFood & Water Watch Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. We challenge the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink. Talk to Us | Support Us | Subscribe To stop receiving these email updates, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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