Posted May 28, 2013
Insecticide sales are surging after years of decline, as American farmers plant more corn and a genetic modification designed to protect the crop from pests has started to lose its effectiveness. Read more.
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Codex to Consider Labeling for Genetically Engineered Foods
Posted May 3, 2011
Next week, committee members of Codex, the UN-sponsored would-be global regulator, will be reviewing guidelines for genetically engineered (GE) foods. The US delegation to the committee says—surprise—that no labeling is needed! Read more and TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Action Alert: Leahy Bill Passes in Senate-Help Us Stop It in the House!
Posted April 20, 2011
Last week we reported on the botched language in the new Leahy bill (S.216), and how it was on a fast track. Last Thursday, unfortunately, the Senate passed the bill. But there’s still time to get the House of Representatives to listen to us! Take action now to ensure the House doesn’t introduce and pass a similar bill!
ACTION ALERT: Join the Center for Food Safety’s “Right to Know” Petition to Demand That Congress Label GMOs
Posted March 29, 2011
More than 78,000 individuals sent letters to Congress demanding that it pass legislation to require the labeling of foods containing genetically-modified organisms (GMO). The Center for Food Safety (CFS) still has an online form letter available that you can use to send a petition of your own right now. Read more. Send petition letter.
Action Alert: USDA Completely Deregulates Genetically Engineered Alfalfa—It is Time to Demand Congressional Hearings!
Posted February 3, 2011
Let’s really put the pressure on! Let the USDA and your senators and representative know there’s a steep political price for this decision, which if left unchanged, will have devastating consequences for organic agriculture. Read more and TAKE ACTION.
Action Alert: Urgent Action Needed to Support Organics and Non-GE Crops
Posted January 24, 2011
Your help is needed to ensure both organic and non-genetically engineered (GE) agriculture remain viable options in the U.S. Learn more and TAKE ACTION.
GE Alfalfa’s Devastating Environmental Impact Statement—and USDA Still Wants to Deregulate!
Action Alert: Food Safety Bill PASSES the Senate in Shocking Maneuver and Sent to House for Action on 12/21 – TELL THEM NO!
Posted December 20, 2010
Sunday night, the Senate passed the language of S. 510, the Food Safety bill, by a unanimous consent agreement. It now goes to the House of Representatives. There is one last chance to stop it! Contact Your Representative and House Speaker Pelosi IMMEDIATELY — Stop the Resurrected Food Safety Bill Learn more and TAKE ACTION NOW.
URGENT ACTION ALERT! Food Safety Bill Language Has Been Resurrected — Please Contact Your Senators IMMEDIATELY!
Posted December 10, 2010
On December 8, the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) H.R.3082. A CR is supposed to provide temporary, stopgap funding for the government while budget bills are worked out. But this CR included the language of the Senate food safety bill—language that will still affect small food producers (organic farms, small farms, mom-and-pop roadside stands, etc.) most of all. It will completely transform the food and farming industries—for the worse. Read more and Take Action.
URGENT! Please Take Action Immediately on Leahy Food Safety Bill!
Posted November 19, 2010
This very minute, Senate insiders are working behind closed doors to make even innocent acts by small food and supplement producers punishable with ten-year jail terms. It is touch-and-go whether we can keep that provision out of the Senate Food Safety bill (S. 510). At least 40,000 messages have already poured into Senate offices, but we need even more. If you have already sent a message, please send another, because there is new information. This is a now-or-never moment.
Select any or ALL of the following organizations’ action alerts to learn more and to contact your legislators and make your voice heard!
Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) – USA Action Alert
Natural Solutions Foundation Action Alert
Action Alert: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510)
Posted November 16, 2010
As written, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510) would add a new layer of regulation to even the smallest food producers. The rules that would apply to large, corporate food companies would also apply to family food producers across rural America, which are already regulated at the state and local level. The amendments offered by Sen. Jon Tester (D–MT) would reduce red tape and over-regulation of the already beleaguered small farmer or food producer.
Click here to contact your senators and tell them that you support the Tester amendments!