Congress to pass law not letting us know what is in food - really

[donsu]

http://www.democracyinaction.org/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2752

Congress Poised to Pass Bill Taking Away Your 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," coming to a vote in Washington, D.C this Thursday, March 2


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.
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apparently congress loves the money in their pockets more then they care about us.

send these shits home and elect some new ones

if only - if only we had honest elections

[aden_nak]

1. So much for the Republican mantra of "States' Rights".

[rpannier]

4. Yeah whatever happened to that odd little notion

Wasn't that part of Reagan's mantra...Returning power back to the states. Next time you talk to a Reaganite who supports scrub, ask him/her about the states rights thing. And use this as one example.

[Karenina]

2. Did it pass?

:shrug:

[Karenina]

3. Asking again...

DID IT PASS???

[Karenina]

5. DID IT FUCKING PASS???

:shrug:

[ccarter84]

6. not yet according to thomas.loc.gov

freaky bill though......absurd number of co-sponsors for something I would typically think to be more trivial...and more under the radar (226 co-sponsors)

[Karenina]

7. Thanx SO much for your response...

Please do update if you hear anything further.