Fwd: The Latest Attack On Our Right To Know

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Hi everyone,Below is the latest info on GMO farming and foods... We apparently lost the fight to have GMO foods labeled, this really concerns meas I have to ask " why? " If GMO foods are so good for us, then why don't they allow

this " food " to be labeled as such...It seems like the only way to get good wholesome produce is going to be by growingyour own or buying directly from farms that say they are not GMO farming.. 

Below is more concerning news, your federal government is trying to take powersaway from the Federal courts about GMO farming... Obviously not a wise choice.The GMO lobby is very powerful and one way of the other they are going to " fool "

us into buying their crap... If there isn't a label on produce telling us if it is natural or GMO food, how will we know?Take care,Jim

---------- Forwarded message ----------Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:14 PM

Subject: The Latest Attack On Our Right To Know

An unprecedented attack on our right to know about our food is underway.

 Ask your U.S. Representative to oppose the " Farmer Assurance Provision " !

Dear Jim,

Last week, powerful interests in Washington defeated the “Consumers Right to Know About Genetically Engineered Food Act'' in the Senate, denying you and all Americans the right to know about our food.  Now they are at it again, trying to extend their control by barring agricultural officials and judges from being able to stop, when necessary, the planting of genetically engineered crops. 

This unprecedented attack on our right to know about our food is gaining steam and we need your voice to fight back.

A provision has been introduced into the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that would strip federal courts of their authority to halt the sale and planting of an unapproved genetically engineered (GE) crop while the USDA assesses its potential hazards.  This would allow farmers to grow potentially harmful GE crops during legal appeals of the approval process, instead of afterwards.

Labeled the “Farmer Assurance Provision,” this policy rider would:

Eliminate fundamental and constitutional safeguards of our judicial review system;

Undermine the USDA’s oversight and approval process, and weaken protections for consumers;

 Allow powerful chemical companies to dodge reasonable safeguards against potentially hazardous GE crops.

This bill is now being debated in the House of Representatives.  It is crucial that you tell your U.S. representative to oppose the “Farmer Assurance Provision " !

Additionally, if this provision becomes law, it may compel the USDA to allow all permits for continued planting of unapproved GE crops, even if previously unrecognized health risks are found.  This has dangerous consequences, potentially exposing non-GE farmers  to substantial damages and, due to international GE crop trade restrictions, put our nation’s agricultural markets at risk.

This provision compromises our constitutional right to know, and could negatively impact our environment and our health.

Please ask your U.S. representative to oppose the “Farmer Assurance Provision " !

As the people of the United States continue to voice  concerns regarding the faults in our food system, influential players continue to introduce their own, profit-driven interests into national policies that negatively affect each and every American.  Without the appropriate supervision and safeguards, large corporations will continue to control our food safety, with a high cost to both our health and environment.

Please ask your U.S. representative to listen to their constituents, and oppose the “Farmer Assurance Provision " !

This is an unprecedented move by special interests to subvert the separation of powers so carefully laid out in the U.S. Constitution to protect all of our rights.

 

Thank you for taking the time to voice your concern.  We can’t do it without your help.

 

 

Bancroft

Campaign Director

Just Label It

We're building a movement of concerned citizens – parents, health care workers, small business owners, farmers, and more – who care about what's in the food we eat.

In October 2011, the Just Label It campaign was formed when the Center for Food Safety filed a petition with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to require the labeling of all foods produced using genetic engineering. Days later, we asked citizens from around the country to join us and tell the FDA to " Just Label It. " More than 1.1 million Americans have contacted to the FDA urging them to label genetically engineered foods. Ask others to sign on at www.JustLabelIt.org/takeaction.

Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Learn more at www.JustLabelIt.org

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Too bad Jim thank you for the update

Kindly Marie

To: Lyme and Rife Group Jim! <Lyme_and_Rife > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:32 PMSubject: Fwd: The Latest Attack On Our Right To Know

Hi everyone,

Below is the latest info on GMO farming and foods...

We apparently lost the fight to have GMO foods labeled, this really concerns me

as I have to ask "why?" If GMO foods are so good for us, then why don't they allow

this "food" to be labeled as such...

It seems like the only way to get good wholesome produce is going to be by growing

your own or buying directly from farms that say they are not GMO farming..

Below is more concerning news, your federal government is trying to take powers

away from the Federal courts about GMO farming... Obviously not a wise choice.

The GMO lobby is very powerful and one way of the other they are going to "fool"

us into buying their crap... If there isn't a label on produce telling us if it is

natural or GMO food, how will we know?

Take care,

Jim

---------- Forwarded message ----------Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:14 PMSubject: The Latest Attack On Our Right To Know

An unprecedented attack on our right to know about our food is underway.

Ask your U.S. Representative to oppose the "Farmer Assurance Provision"!

Dear Jim,

Last week, powerful interests in Washington defeated the “Consumers Right to Know About Genetically Engineered Food Act'' in the Senate, denying you and all Americans the right to know about our food. Now they are at it again, trying to extend their control by barring agricultural officials and judges from being able to stop, when necessary, the planting of genetically engineered crops.

This unprecedented attack on our right to know about our food is gaining steam and we need your voice to fight back.

A provision has been introduced into the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that would strip federal courts of their authority to halt the sale and planting of an unapproved genetically engineered (GE) crop while the USDA assesses its potential hazards. This would allow farmers to grow potentially harmful GE crops during legal appeals of the approval process, instead of afterwards.

Labeled the “Farmer Assurance Provision,†this policy rider would:

Eliminate fundamental and constitutional safeguards of our judicial review system;

Undermine the USDA’s oversight and approval process, and weaken protections for consumers;

Allow powerful chemical companies to dodge reasonable safeguards against potentially hazardous GE crops.

This bill is now being debated in the House of Representatives. It is crucial that you tell your U.S. representative to oppose the “Farmer Assurance Provision"!

Additionally, if this provision becomes law, it may compel the USDA to allow all permits for continued planting of unapproved GE crops, even if previously unrecognized health risks are found. This has dangerous consequences, potentially exposing non-GE farmers to substantial damages and, due to international GE crop trade restrictions, put our nation’s agricultural markets at risk.

This provision compromises our constitutional right to know, and could negatively impact our environment and our health.

Please ask your U.S. representative to oppose the “Farmer Assurance Provision"!

As the people of the United States continue to voice concerns regarding the faults in our food system, influential players continue to introduce their own, profit-driven interests into national policies that negatively affect each and every American. Without the appropriate supervision and safeguards, large corporations will continue to control our food safety, with a high cost to both our health and environment.

Please ask your U.S. representative to listen to their constituents, and oppose the “Farmer Assurance Provision"!

This is an unprecedented move by special interests to subvert the separation of powers so carefully laid out in the U.S. Constitution to protect all of our rights.

Thank you for taking the time to voice your concern. We can’t do it without your help.

Bancroft

Campaign Director

Just Label It

We're building a movement of concerned citizens – parents, health care workers, small business owners, farmers, and more – who care about what's in the food we eat.

In October 2011, the Just Label It campaign was formed when the Center for Food Safety filed a petition with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to require the labeling of all foods produced using genetic engineering. Days later, we asked citizens from around the country to join us and tell the FDA to "Just Label It." More than 1.1 million Americans have contacted to the FDA urging them to label genetically engineered foods. Ask others to sign on at www.JustLabelIt.org/takeaction.

Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Learn more at www.JustLabelIt.org