Oppose Monsanto's Dream GMO Bill, HR 1599 _ (Use Fax Petition to Contact Your Representatives) [View all]

[Indi Guy]

Representative Mike Pompeo (R Kansas) has introduced a bill, the so-called "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act", HR 1599, that would prohibit state efforts to require labeling of genetically engineered foods (also referred to as genetically modified organisms [GMOs] or bioengineered organisms).

This is Monsanto's dream bill: it would allow big corporations that make and use GMOs to continue to hide them from consumers, keeping Americans in the dark about what is in their food. In fact, some of our allies are calling this the DARK Act (i.e., the "Denying Americans the Right to Know" Act).

Who's behind this bill?

The Grocery Manufacturers Association, an industry group that represents corporations like Monsanto, Nestlé and Dow, has been working with cronies in Congress to get this bill re-introduced in the current Congress session, after failing to pass it last year...

Full article: http://farmtoconsumer.org/aa/aa-07April2015.htm
Petition: http://farmtoconsumer.org/petitions/pnum1206.php