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It's time to talk about atrazine
EWG and Food Revolution Network are petitioning the EPA to ban atrazine. They cite research finding low-level exposure turns male frogs female, and say the herbicide has been linked to breast tumors, delayed puberty and prostate inflammation in animals.
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Millions Threatened With Fluoridation Mandates
A campaign roundup from fluoride opponents: a FOIA request turned up an American Dental Association document calling for research on fluoridated water's health effects, Buffalo, Wyo. voted to end fluoridation, and a Wakefield, U.K. council found the evidence insufficient.
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Tell the USDA: Let People Use Food Stamps to Buy Food Online
About 46.5 million Americans use SNAP benefits, but USDA rules let them shop only at brick-and-mortar stores. OCA and Thrive Market ask USDA to allow online grocery purchases, noting many recipients live far from an approved store and few poor households own a car.
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[BREAKING] DARK Act passes
The House passed the GMO labeling bill and sent it to President Obama, who the White House has signaled will sign it. The Organic Consumers Association urges readers to call and ask for a veto, arguing QR-code labeling shuts out the third of Americans without smartphones.
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'Riddled with Ambiguity' but Shoved Down Consumers' Throats - newsletter 0714160746 from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter urging readers to call and petition President Obama to veto S. 764, the DARK Act, which would preempt Vermont's GMO labeling law and let companies hide ingredient information behind QR codes many Americans cannot read.
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Statement of Tom Stenzel, President & CEO, United Fresh Produce Association On House Passage of GMO Labeling Legislation
United Fresh Produce Association's Tom Stenzel welcomes House passage of the federal GMO labeling bill, saying it gives companies flexibility to label with package text, a symbol or a website link and heads off a patchwork of state rules. The bill now goes to President Obama.
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Advocates Urge President Obama to Veto DARK Act
Food & Water Watch's Wenonah Hauter urges President Obama to veto the GMO labeling bill the House just passed, saying it nullifies Vermont's law, sets no recalls, penalties or fines for noncompliance, and lets companies use QR codes instead of on-package labels.
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We Can Still Stop the DARK Act! Newsletter from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association alert urging readers to call their representative against S.764, which the group says would kill Vermont's GMO labeling law, exempt nearly all GMOs from labeling, take two years to take effect and carry no enforcement for non-compliance.
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Commentary: Take Action to Defeat the DARK Act...Before It's Too Late
Steven Hoffman urges readers to phone their US Representative against S.764, passed by the Senate on July 7, which would override Vermont's on-package GMO labeling law with a federal standard that critics say hides disclosure behind QR codes.
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Tell Obama: Veto the DARK Act
The Center for Food Safety urges readers to ask President Obama to veto S. 764, arguing the bill exempts most current genetically engineered foods from labeling, allows QR codes readable only by smartphone, and preempts state labeling laws in Vermont, Connecticut, Maine and elsewhere.
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Highway Robbery, Monsanto-Style - newsletter 0708160331 of Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter reporting that 63 senators passed the Roberts-Stabenow bill it calls the DARK Act, which the group says hides GMO information behind electronic codes, exempts most GMOs and overturns Vermont's labeling law.
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Statement of Tom Stenzel, President & CEO, United Fresh Produce Association
United Fresh's Tom Stenzel applauds the Senate's 63-30 vote for the Roberts-Stabenow GMO labeling bill, saying it sets federal standards, lets companies label by package text, symbol or website link, and heads off a 50-state patchwork. He urges the House to pass it quickly.
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Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead on GMO Labeling
The Senate voted 65-32 to limit debate on the Roberts-Stabenow GMO labeling bill, with a final vote expected that night. The Organic Consumers Association says the bill lets companies hide GMO information behind QR codes, and urges readers to call their senators.
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What a sham
After the Senate voted 65-32 to advance the Roberts-Stabenow GMO labeling bill, which would override Vermont's law, the group urges readers to call senators. It argues QR-code labeling shuts out the third of Americans without smartphones and delays any labeling two years.
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Senate Passes GMO Bill Stripping Away Transparency in Labels
Food & Water Watch's Wenonah Hauter says the Senate vote revokes Vermont's labeling law and nullifies future state measures, leaves companies with essentially voluntary requirements and no penalties, and permits QR codes that need a smartphone. She urges the House to refuse.
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Whose side are they on?
An action alert asking readers to fax senators before a vote on S. 764, the Stabenow-Roberts GMO labeling bill. It cites the FDA's critique of the bill and argues QR-code labeling shuts out the third of Americans without smartphones, mostly rural, low-income and older people.
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Did your Senators vote with Monsanto? Find out.
With Vermont's GMO labeling law now in effect, the Senate votes July 6 on S. 764, which would override state laws and allow disclosure by QR code. The piece notes only 64% of Americans own a smartphone, with rural, low-income and older people least likely to.
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