Food Safety Modernization Act (HR875)

[Marin Mom]

Alarming news that will threaten farmer's markets and organic farmers:

The U.S. house and senate are about to vote (in a week and a half!) on a law that will OUTLAW ORGANIC FARMING!! Main backer is (of course) Monsanto chemical and engineering giant corporation. This bill will require organic farms to use specific fertilizers and POISONOUS insect sprays dictated by the newly formed agency to "make sure there is no danger to the public food supply". This will include back yard gardens that grow food only for family use. If this passes. no more heirloom clean seeds but only Monsanto genetically altered seeds that are now showing up with UNEXPECTED DISEASES in humans! "

The insane bill is called "Food Safety and Modernization Act (Bill HR 875)
Call Congressman Tom McClintock's office and tell them (politely) you'd like to vote NO on this bill.
To make it easy for you, here's the numbers:


Washington (202)225-2511
California (916)786-5560

[Rufassa]

This site has a petition to sign:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/t/1128/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26714

I think anyone who want to always have the choice to eat health needs to do something, I just don't know what that something is!!!!!!!!!!!

[RawKnitster]

I read that one of the sponsors of this bill is a Congresswoman whose husband works at Monsanto.

I've already written my House Representative, and both Senators from Washington State.

I simply can't believe that this bill is going to get any serious consideration. If it does...would the President sign it? Heaven help us.

Write and call your Representative and Senators now. They need to know we are here and we are aware. This bill is one they need to actually read and understand before voting on it.

[Zanjabil]

I already signed the petition, and I just spoke with the McClintocks office, the said they would make sure he here's my concerns..so we shall see.:mad:

[katacykls]

I just finished talking with one of senator Mc Clintocks employees and she said I was calling the wrong person, she said he was on our Organic side; and that the person I needed to call in Cali. is Henry Waxman 310652-3095. So, I am about to call them and check it out.

[jurence]

This is retarded as hell. what ever happened to referendum?

[spicyfull]

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