An Organic Consumers Association newsletter carrying Ronnie Cummins' open letter asking Sen. Bernie Sanders to oppose H.R. 1599, which would preempt state GMO labeling laws, and seeking 100,000 petition signatures in seven days.
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31,254 more signatures needed for GMO labeling - EWG -updated
An Environmental Working Group appeal from president Ken Cook asking readers to sign a petition urging the Senate and White House to oppose the DARK Act and support mandatory GMO labeling.
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Food & Water Watch Calls on SEC to Reject GMO Salmon Stock Filings
Food & Water Watch asked the SEC to reject AquaBounty's stock registration filings, saying the GMO salmon maker misleads investors. The group cites a Canadian government risk assessment reporting sharply reduced growth rates for the fish at the company's commercial facility.
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Wallets Stuffed Full of Monsanto Cash? - newsletter 072415 from Organic Consumers Associaiton
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter reporting that 275 House members voted for H.R. 1599, which the group calls the DARK Act and says would pre-empt state GMO labeling laws, and asking supporters to fund lobbying to stop the bill in the Senate.
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You must act now to stop the Dark Act
A federal bill to ban state GMO labeling laws has left the House Agriculture Committee and heads for a full House vote. The Institute for Responsible Technology asks readers to contact their representative and oppose H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015.
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USDA Criticized for Organic Livestock Proposal
The Cornucopia Institute is urging stakeholders to file comments with the USDA by July 27 against a proposed organic livestock rule, arguing it could let large dairies keep bringing conventionally raised replacement animals onto already certified organic farms.
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House Passage of DARK Act Hinders Public’s Right to Know (PR)
Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter says the House-passed Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, which the group calls the DARK Act, would bar states from requiring GMO labels or overseeing GMO crops and would replace them with a voluntary federal standard.
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You Don't Matter to Congress. But Monsanto Does. - Letter from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association reports that 275 House members voted for H.R. 1599, the bill it calls the DARK Act, which would preempt state GMO labeling laws, and asks supporters to give toward a $100,000 fund for lobbyists and organizers to stop it in the Senate.
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Stop it - letter from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association asks readers to phone their Representatives and oppose H.R. 1599, arguing the bill's claimed science-based labeling standard would instead give companies a permanent right to keep GMO ingredients off labels, leaving only a voluntary federal program.
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Who in Their Right Mind? Newsletter 071615 fro Organic Consumers Association
OCA reports that the House Agriculture Committee spent 17 minutes advancing H.R. 1599, which would make GMO labeling voluntary nationally while barring states from requiring it, and disputes committee members' claims that the bill satisfies consumer demand for labels.
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This could be it - 071515 Newsletter from EWG
The Environmental Working Group urges readers to call Congress after the House Agriculture Committee approved a bill that would bar states from requiring GMO labels and, the group says, make nationwide mandatory labeling all but impossible for the FDA.
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We Need to Do More. Lots More. - newsletter 070915 from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association says it met its fundraising goal and is stepping up opposition to H.R. 1599, which would preempt state GMO labeling laws and bans. It has met 17 members of Congress or their staff and asks constituents in key districts to help.
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If we don't stop this bill
An Organic Consumers Association fundraising appeal against H.R. 1599, which it calls the Mother of All Monsanto Protection Acts. The group says the bill would kill Vermont's GMO labeling law and county GMO crop bans, and asks readers to help raise $20,000 by a July 7 deadline.
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Food & Water Watch Denounces Beef Imports From Brazil, Argentina
Food and Water Watch director Wenonah Hauter condemns USDA's APHIS for lifting decades-old restrictions on fresh beef imports from Brazil and Argentina, countries with a history of foot and mouth disease, before a congressionally requested GAO study was finished.
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It couldn't be true . . . could it?
The Organic Consumers Association says activists in California, Washington and Oregon report Monsanto callers posing as allies, then overnighting pro-labeling mothers prewritten letters backing H.R. 1599. The letter asks readers to help raise $65,000 toward a June 30 goal.
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Giving Away the Farm & No Twinkies for Vermont? Newsletter 062515 from Organic Consumers Association
The newsletter covers a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1599, which would bar state GMO labeling laws and crop bans and block FDA pre-market safety testing, and the Senate's fast-track vote, which it says corporations bought for about $200 million.
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Free-Trade Senate Democrats Provide Narrow Margin to Pass Fast Track (PR)
Food & Water Watch's Wenonah Hauter says a handful of Senate Democrats supplied the margin to pass a weakened Fast Track bill that drops worker retraining, softens human trafficking and currency provisions, and bars trade deals from addressing climate change or immigration.
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Veggie-Rich & Allergy Friendly Muffins and Bakes FromGarden Lites Are Sure To Delight For Summertime, Back To School or Anytime Snacking!
Garden Lites sells frozen, individually wrapped two-ounce muffins made with one-third vegetables in five flavors, described as gluten-free, dairy- and nut-free, low in calories and high in fiber. They thaw at room temperature or heat in 35 seconds.
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