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So many people are thinking that all this food safety talk is just alarmists and lunatic fringe.

That’s what they thought about the people who fought the Fair Trade act. The lunatic fringe saw that this would mean an irreversible loss of jobs. And that is exactly what has happened.

Will you sit back and allow more of your rights to be stolen away?

Here’s more info on the food safety issue, and action to take -

http://www.naturalnews.com/030418_Food_Safety_Modernization_Act_seeds.html

 

Who would have ever thought that we would actually have to fight for the right to have healthy natural food? Did you ever think that would be possible? I sure didn’t. We always took fresh natural food for granted. We always thought it would just be there. After all, its a part of nature, right? Farmers were always a part of our culture.

All of that is in danger.

Here is the latest update from Health Freedom –
 
One, just one, US Senator has stepped up to defend Food Freedom: Tom Coburn, MD, of Oklahoma, remains opposed to S.510 as, he says, “on principle”. According to his office, he will not provide “unanimous consent” to move the bill forward, even if the “Tester Amendment” is added.
 
More details of the shifting political situation and our Estimate of Situation, below.
 
This Sunday the Dr. Rima Reports Internet Radio Program, www.HealthFreedomPortal.org,  will an have an important latest developments… 

ACT NOW!!!!

CONGRESS IS RESPONDING TO OUR PRESSURE!
PLEASE! TAKE ALL 3 ACTIONS HERE, AGAIN
AND FORWARD TO YOUR CONTACTS – ALL OF THEM

Don’t Rush S. 3767 to the Senate Floor – adopt the Food Freedom Amendment Instead!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4878

Stop S.510!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4613

Thank You, Senator Coburn for Keeping a “Hold” on S.510!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4856

If The Fake “Food Safety” Bills
Don’t Pass the Senate this Coming Week…
Food Freedom Has a Chance… If We Push Back More!

We spoke earlier today with staffers at Senator Coburn’s Washington office. They shared an interesting Estimate of Situation with us.

We also heard from a variety of farmer and rancher action groups garnering support for the amendment to S.510 offered by Senator Tester and others, that would protect a tiny portion of our local food production.  While it would be nice to think that we could solve the problem with an amendment, Food Fascism will not go away that simply.

Sadly, the Natural Solutions Foundation cannot support the Tester Amendment which exempts local food resources in one state, or within 400 miles of the farm or ranch, if the farm’s gross annual sales are under a half million dollars. Our farmer and rancher contacts tell us there are hardly any local agricultural facilities still in business that meet that requirement. The proposed amendment is nothing more than trivial window-dressing and slippery DC deal-making as usual. We reject it and, as the First Amendment reminds us we have the right to do, we seek redress of grievances… we want the Food Freedom Amendment [ see below] protecting our local food resources from Federal interference.

There is good news from Dr. Coburn’s office. The Senator will refuse “unanimous consent” on S.510. The same may be expected regarding S.3767 (though his office was involved in getting S.3767 amended to limit its impact, as we reported yesterday when we told you about that partial, limited victory for freedom). He does not support any amendment to S.510 (including the Tester Amendment) since he opposes the bill in its entirety.

IF S.510 gets to the floor of the Senate for open debate, Dr. Coburn will consider sponsoring several amendments including our Food Freedom Amendment.

Now, General Bert tells us, is not the moment to let either our guard or our offense down. We intend to continue to push back next week to make sure neither S.510 nor S.3767 gets slipped through. General Bert believes that while the acute situational dangers may peak next week.  Whether or not they do peak and then die down, they continue to be very real until the new Congress is seated in January.

Our Estimate of Situation strongly suggests that the current majority may believe they are poised for an historic loss of power and unless the Administration gets its bills through Congress now, it will get no significant additional government empowerment bills passed through Congress hereafter. Therefore, there will be continuing efforts to push these bills through, against the expressed desires of the public. The public must continue to express its desires yet more strongly, yet more loudly and yet more effectively. 

Our Push Back is already creating a serious problem for the food fascism forces.  They need more problems and we can give it to them!

You Know What We Want!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4878

The “serious” harm amendment (HEN10891) added by the Judiciary Committee on September 23, 2010 to S.3767 is not sufficient to protect food distributors from bureaucratic and criminal harassment. The “Tester Amendment”, if added to S.510, does very little to protect local food resources. We the People, need protection against over-zealous regulators who will destroy small producers while big companies can afford the legal talent needed to escape penalties. These bills will create “barriers against entry” to secure monopoly power for Big AgriBiz.

Our communities need to be protected by law from Federal Government interference in local and natural food production and distribution. We need a Food Freedom Amendment, such as we proposed last year when the House was considering its version of S.510 and which we have continued to urge; it should be offered and added to any “food safety” bill Congress considers!

Stop S.510!
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Food Freedom Amendment

“No provision of Federal Law giving regulatory oversight to any Federal department or agency shall be deemed to apply (a) to any home, home-business, homestead, home or community gardens, small farm, organic or natural agricultural activity, (b) to any family farm or ranch, or (c) to any natural or organic food product, including dietary supplements, as protected under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.”

Food Freedom is part of Health Freedom, and an essential part of the Liberty that all free people have a right to expect. Legislators have a responsibility to protect that freedom from the bureaucracy they foist on us. Local oversight of local food production would be far superior to big govt poking into all our local activities. Reducing central govt power would enhance the overall health of our society.

S.3767 Coupled with S.510 Could Reach the Senate Floor
For a Vote Early Next Week!
CONTINUE PUSH BACK NEEDED!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4613

Continue to take action NOW and mobilize your contacts…  NOW!

What else can you do? Join Our 510/3767 Club NOW!

http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?page_id=189

Help protect your health freedom by donating $5.10 every week (or every month) until this threat is laid to rest.  Can you donate $37.67 cents every month (or every week)? If you can, please set up your recurring, tax deductible donation right now and keep it alive until we are free of these deep and dangerous threats!

Fighting this bill has been an ongoing effort. We have to keep pounding our Senators and let them know we ARE watching.

This bill would make it illegal to grow a tomato and give it to your neighbor. Its outrageious. It is driven by the likes of Monsanto and other powerful companies with lots of money. If we turn away for a second, that bill will get passed. I have commented to my senators and representatives that I will not vote for anyone who signs this bill – period. I will publicize anyone who signes this bill.

As Dr. Rima points out, this bill effects everyone. Everyone eats.

If this bill passes, there will be little point in even talking about healthy food or vitamins. That’s how bad it is. That will all be taken away from us  in favor if industrial farming, commercial foods, and big pharma.

Take Action Here Now – http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4613

More information here – http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=6300

 

Well, now that health care is done, its time to go back to attacking safe nutritious food.

Don’t you love the tomatoes at a roadside stand? The corn? The homemade jams at the farmers markets? Going apple picking, or strawberry picking, or pumpkin picking?

The language in Senate Bill S510 threatens this very way of life.

This bill would require that all food grown for consumption have tracking codes, and licenses, and a bunch of expensive red tape that already struggling small farmers would not be able to afford.

 Under the current language, I would not be able to give you one of my homegrown tomatoes.

 Lets take a nostalgia break –

 And the funny thing is – the contaminated foods have all come from industrial farms. But under this bill, that would end up being our only choice.

 I haven’t seen any pre-made petitions yet. I’m sure they’ll be coming. I didn’t wait. I sent emails to Congresswoman Bean and Senator Burris. I’ll let you know how they respond. But I urge you to send an email to both your senators and representatives.

We have to act fast! This is being pushed through pretty quickly all of the sudden. Let them know we are paying attention!

 I guess they have managed to save our right to take supplements - 

ANH-USA Victory! Supplements Are Exempted From Codex Language in Food Safety Bill – ANH-USA worked closely with our allies in the senate to ensure that dietary supplements are protected from Codex language in the Senate Food Safety bill.

And the FDA is hot on the trail of the Walnut scam -  

Tell The FDA That Cherries—And Now Walnuts—Are NOT Illegal Drugs!
The FDA previously attacked cherry producers. It now says that if you tell consumers about the health benefits of walnuts, you turn walnuts into a drug. Please join us in protesting this attack on both common sense and free speech.

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