POLITICAL: Last Chance to Tell USDA to Protect Farmers and Consumers from GE Contamination

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Take action here:

http://ga3.org/campaign/alfalfaEIS2/we73bw34ljexkenb?

Who's protecting farmers and consumers from GE contamination? Not USDA

Last Chance to Comment - USDA's Public Comment Period Ends March 3rd!

USDA has released for public comment its draft environmental impact statement

(EIS) on Monsanto's genetically engineered, Roudup

Ready alfalfa, and unfortunately, USDA has not done its job. USDA has ignored

the real-life concerns of non-GE alfalfa farmers,

dairies, exporters, retailers and consumers. Despite public outcry, USDA's

determination is to once again approve GE alfalfa without

any limitations or protections for consumers, the environment, or farmers' right

to sow the crop of their choice without fear of

contamination and rejection of their products. Incredibly, USDA claims that

consumers don't care if organic and conventional

farmers' crops are contaminated!

In 2006, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) sued the Department of Agriculture

(USDA) on behalf of farmers and others for its illegal

approval of Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa and won, banning GE alfalfa until

the USDA fully analyzed its impacts on the

environment, farmers, and the public. However, the resulting EIS is woefully

inadequate, leaving farmers and consumers unprotected

while Monsanto goes on with business as usual.

This is the first time the USDA has done this type of analysis for any GE crop,

so the final decision will have broad implications

for all GE crops and for the future of organic agriculture-that is why it's so

important that USDA hear from YOU. USDA is only

accepting comments on this EIS through February 16, 2010, so please take action

today!

Tell USDA that protecting farmers and consumers is its job and demand they

reject approval of Monsanto's GE alfalfa!