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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 12:27 PM
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Congress...to Pass Bill Taking Away Your Right to Know What's in Your Food
Just received in my email:

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.

Please Take Action Now--Send a Message to Your Congress Member in the House of Representatives to Vote "No" on H.R. 4167

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2752
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 12:30 PM
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1. Gosh, I though conservatives were all for States Rights
I guess it's only when they don'ty conflict with Big Corporate Interests.
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 04:33 PM
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8. "States rights" was a code phrase for anti- civil rights. The new phrase
to be morphed will be "judicial activism". These code word mearly ruses.
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Daphne08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 12:32 PM
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2. Done!
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Debau2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 12:33 PM
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3. Yikes
My Rep is Tom Price. He wouldn't vote for the Horse Slaughter Ban, so I am sure he doesn't care about food protection! But I'll make the call....I do dislike this man...
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O.M.B.inOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 01:20 PM
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4. recommended. Calling now.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 01:53 PM
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5. If I trusted the FDA, I'd be for the bill.
But I don't, so i guess I'll put up with my business will taking further hits having to comply with 50 sets of state regulations.
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lostnfound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 04:27 PM
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7. Thank you for that.
I'm sure that's difficult.

Thanks for rising above.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:55 AM
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:19 AM
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Sabien Donating Member (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 04:24 PM
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14. Is this the web version of road rage?
If this is only about paperwork and regulations...why not go along with a proposal that would create one standard?

I don't think this proposal is about paperwork and regulations, but about things in the products.

Lets all play nice okay?
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caligirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 02:21 PM
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6. called, Pete Stark voting no and staffer believes other dems in
the bay area at least will also vote no. Don't know if others in Calif will vote no, repugs? Its a repug bill for the Safeways of the nation.
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malmapus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 04:37 PM
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9. Woot! I can eat hot dogs again!!!
:sarcasm:
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sunnystarr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 06:58 PM
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10. Done and passed on to friends. (nt)
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AX10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-27-06 07:16 PM
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11. KICK and recomended!
I have the right to know what I am eating.
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AX10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 05:01 PM
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15. kick
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