Mercola argues that SB277, fast-tracked by California Senators Richard Pan and Ben Allen, would bar children from daycare and school without more than 40 doses of 10 recommended vaccines or a doctor's medical exemption, and quotes Pan urging other legislatures to follow.
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No labels, no safety testing, no GMO-free zones
A fundraising appeal from the Organic Consumers Association asking for donations to fight H.R. 1599, which it says would preempt state GMO labeling laws and county bans on GMO crops, and to oppose Monsanto's proposed purchase of Syngenta.
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Tell Costco: Say NO to GE salmon
Center for Food Safety says Kroger, Safeway and more than 60 other U.S. grocery retailers have pledged not to sell genetically engineered salmon if FDA approves it, and asks readers to press Costco, one of the last large holdouts, to make the same commitment.
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You've heard the news by now
A fundraising appeal from the Organic Consumers Association asking for donations by June 30, to be tripled by matching gifts, to keep campaigning against Monsanto as it seeks to buy Syngenta, move to London and rename the merged company.
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DARK Days Ahead? - Newsletter 061915 from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter on the House hearing over H.R. 1599, which it calls the DARK Act, arguing the latest version would preempt state GMO labeling laws and also wipe out state and local laws regulating where GMO crops can be grown.
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The Monsanto Protection Act is baacckkk
Center for Food Safety says a new amendment from Rep. Mike Pompeo to H.R. 1599 would preempt state and county rules on genetically engineered crops, undoing GE-free zones in 11 counties across four states. It asks readers to email Congress before a June 18 hearing.
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Groups Urge WHO to Set Safety Standards for Herbicide Glyphosate it Classified as Carcinogenic
Nine groups including the NRDC, Friends of the Earth and the Center for Food Safety wrote to the WHO urging prompt safety standards for glyphosate after its cancer arm called the herbicide a probable human carcinogen, and asked it to remove panelists with chemical industry ties.
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FDA takes step to remove artificial trans fats in processed foods
The FDA finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of artificial trans fat, are not generally recognized as safe in food, giving manufacturers three years to remove them. Trans fat intake already fell about 78% from 2003 to 2012.
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Stalled Fast Track is a Victory for Consumers, Workers and the Environment
Food & Water Watch director Wenonah Hauter welcomes the House vote that blocked the worker trade assistance half of the Fast Track package, saying it keeps the measure off the President's desk and derails the as-yet-unseen Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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DEADLINE Midnight June 22: Demand Mandatory Safety Testing of All GMOs!
The USDA has dropped its 2008 proposal to update 1990s-era rules for genetically engineered crops and will write new regulations from scratch, taking public comment first. The alert urges readers to demand mandatory safety testing of all GMOs before midnight June 22.
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Conventional Cattle Being Milked on Organic Farms?
The Cornucopia Institute warns that USDA's proposed Origin of Livestock rule, meant to stop industrial dairies from repeatedly adding conventional cattle to organic herds, may be drafted in a way that favors corporate agribusiness.
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Demand BPA-free canned food
The Environmental Working Group says more than 30,000 supporters have signed its petition asking over 75 food brands, including Target's Market Pantry and Bush's, to stop lining cans with BPA-laden epoxy, and it is pushing for 50,000 signatures.
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Rep. Ryan Introduces Legislation to Expand Produce Industry Efforts for Salad Bars in Schools
The United Fresh Produce Association co-hosted a congressional briefing with Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), who introduced a bill creating grant funding for training, technical assistance and salad bar placement in schools and letting schools spend federal cafeteria equipment money on salad bars.
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'Jangly guitar music' and dark shadows -Newsletter 060815 from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter arguing a Monsanto-Syngenta merger would harm farmers, the environment and health, and pressing Costco to join more than 60 U.S. grocers that have committed not to sell GMO salmon or to label it if they do.
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VICTORY: GE ban upheld in Oregon!
Center for Food Safety reports that a federal judge upheld Jackson County, Oregon's voter-passed ban on planting genetically engineered crops, which the group calls the first federal recognition of farmers' right to guard crops from GE contamination. It asks for donations ahead of a likely appeal.
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A Rock Star Bucks a Coffee Shop - newletter 053115 from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter recounts media attacks on Chipotle's plan to drop GMOs, the group's counterpoint editorial in USA Today, and an action alert against the TPP and TTIP trade deals.
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Tell Congress to Keep COOL
After the WTO ruled against US country-of-origin labeling, House Agriculture Chairman Michael Conaway introduced HR 2393 to repeal COOL for beef, pork and chicken, and his committee approved it 38-6. The appeal urges Congress to find another solution instead of repeal.
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Factory Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Livestock Industry
Food & Water Watch reports that USDA census data from 1997 to 2012 show factory farms growing in size and number, and warns of water and air pollution, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fewer markets for independent farmers. Updated figures appear at factoryfarmmap.org.
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