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Tell USDA That You Care About GE Contamination of Organic Food! |
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In 2006, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) sued the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its illegal approval of Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa. The federal courts sided with CFS and banned GE alfalfa until the USDA fully analyzed the impacts of the plant on the environment, farmers, and the public in a rigorous analysis known as an environmental impact statement (or EIS). USDA released its draft EIS on December 14, 2009. A 60-day comment period is now open until February 16, 2010. This is the first time the USDA has done this type of analysis for any GE crop. Therefore, the final decision will have broad implications for all GE crops.
CFS has begun analyzing the EIS and it is clear that the USDA has not taken the concerns of non-GE alfalfa farmers, organic dairies, or consumers seriously. USDA’s preliminary determination is to once again deregulate GE alfalfa without any limitations or protections for farmers or the environment. Instead USDA has completely dismissed the fact that contamination will threaten export and domestic markets and organic meat and dairy products. And, incredibly, USDA is claiming that there is no evidence that consumers care about such GE contamination of organic!
Please find CFS's full Action Alert here.
A sample letter is included on the Center for Food Safety website, but handwritten letters in your own words have the most impact. Send them to:
Docket No. APHIS-2007-0044
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8
4700 River Road Unit 118
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238
Comments must be in by February 16, 2010. |
February is American Heart Month!
Heart disease is the number one killer in America, but it is largely preventable. Making smart choices in your diet can make a big impact in your health. Stock your pantry with these heart healthy staples:
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Organic Black Beans and Kidney Beans |
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Muir Glen Organic Canned Tomatoes
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Heart Healthy Whole Grains like Brown Rice, Oats and Quinoa
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Lakewood Organic Heart Healthy Pomegranate Juice Blends
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Dark Chocolates
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We encourage you to
DONATE TODAY to help the people of Haiti.
Click on any of these links below and help make a difference.
CDF has a fund strictly for the purpose of assisting people in times like these -The Cooperative Emergency Fund. Over the last 20 years, CDF has raised over $275,000 for cooperative relief and rebuilding efforts for ten different disasters. The CEF was founded to give stability and constancy to CDF’s emergency relief efforts, many of which are of a longer-term rebuilding nature. The Cooperative Emergency Fund will be donating all monies received from here until July 2010 to help the rebuilding efforts in Haiti. CDF will be collaborating with international cooperative relief efforts in this endeavor to rebuild those coops afflicted by this disaster.
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