We’re thrilled to announce that today that, thanks to your calls and letters, the Senate Food Safety bill (S. 510) will not include those obscene ten-year jail sentences for food and supplement manufacturers who violate complicated FDA rules. Senate offices were deluged with your messages, and the Senate leadership listened to you!
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Emergency Action Alert on Leahy Food Safety Bill
It is touch-and-go whether we can keep that provision out of the Senate Food Safety bill (S. 510). Please contact your senators immediately, even if you have done so before!
Please Help Us Stop The Leahy Food Safety Bill
Congress is back in session, and the sleeper in the Senate is Senator Leahy’s Food Safety Enhancement Act (S.3767), poised to pass in the very near future unless you help us stop it now.
The Disappearing Honeybee and More Dirty Dealing by Major Drug Companies
Natural health diets depend completely on the honeybee. Industry money infiltrates science once again, as the likeliest culprit behind the worldwide collapse of bee colonies is revealed—and it’s not what the New York Times reported!
Raw Cheese Ordered Destroyed—With No Evidence of Contamination
After a shockingly violent FDA raid on a food co-op, the FDA’s war on raw milk and cheese continues by forcing a family dairy to destroy $250,000 worth of its product.
Breaking News: Court Overturns Ohio’s Attempt to Prevent Labeling of Hormone-Free Milk
This landmark court decision reaches far beyond Ohio. It means that milk—and maybe other food too—can be clearer about its origins.
A Small Frankenfish Win
The FDA seems to be on the wrong track—but last week’s hearings proved to be a small win for the anti-GMO side.
Why Patrick Leahy’s Food Safety Accountability Act of 2010 Must Be Stopped
Last week we told you about the threat posed by Sen. Leahy’s new bill. This week we want to explain how important it is that all of us take action—immediately.
Breaking News: NEW “Food Safety” Threat—Urgent Action Alert!
A brand new bill has just been introduced in the Senate. It’s supposed to hold accountable those who taint our food supply on purpose. But as drafted, it actually gives license to the FDA to target supplement and natural health product companies. Please take action today!
True Food Safety (Updated Action Alert)
The CDC estimates that one in four Americans become ill each year from foodborne illnesses. The current Food Safety bills will not make this better—they will almost certainly make it worse. We want to share the rest of our strategy with you.