Urgent: Congress could gut food safety laws tomorrow!!

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Rebecca Y., Care2 Consumer Protection Alerts

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:37 PM

Urgent: Congress could gut food safety laws in Eddyville tomorrow!

 

 

Urgent action needed today to protect Eddyville's food

safety: Congress is set to vote on a bill that could gut any food safety laws in

New York that offer stronger protection than federal law. Please tell your

representative today to protect your food safety and to vote NO on H.R. 4167!

 

 

 

 

Hi Donna,

 

Congress is voting tomorrow on a bill that would gut the food safety and

labeling laws in New York, thus endangering our health and the health of our

children, our families, and our communities. We need your voice today to stop

this anti-consumer, industry-sponsored bill - please take action now!

 

Here's what's happening: H.R. 4167, the " National Uniformity for Food

Act, " lowers the bar on food safety by overturning state food safety laws that

are not " identical " to federal law. The bill could directly harm consumers by

increasing their exposure to food-borne illnesses, undermining the authority of

state food safety officers, and overturning state food labeling laws.

 

Take California, for example. In 1986, California enacted Proposition 65,

the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act to protect citizens from

chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and

educate people about their exposures to these toxins. Sounds like a good law,

right? H.R. 4167 would overturn this landmark bill!

 

If Congress passes this bill tomorrow, it could wipe out state regulations

across the country, including New York. If you value the safety of the food you

buy for your family in Eddyville, please sign our petition today to keep our

food safe: http://go.care2.com/e/jhi/iy/KsKA

 

Thank you for taking action today!

 

Rebecca Young,

Care2 and ThePetitionSite team

 

 

P.S. I think Congress is trying to pass an act this atrocious because they

think they can make industry happy when voters aren't paying attention. Be sure

to let your representative know you'll hold him or her accountable for risking

your health by signing now: http://go.care2.com/e/jhi/iy/KsKA

 

 

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