It’s hard to know which is worse. The
corporations that profit from poisoning
your food and water. Or the politicians
who will happily sell you down the river
for a few campaign contributions.
Today, our “leaders” in the U.S.
Senate proudly announced that they’ve
“reached a deal” on a federal GMO
labeling bill. No matter how they spin
it—and they will spin it—this
“compromise” is nothing more than a
handout to Monsanto, an
industry-brokered deal intended to
legally sanction the right of
corporations to deceive you, the
consumer.
Today, the U.S. Senate unveiled a bill
that, if passed, will overturn Vermont’s
mandatory GMO labeling law, and replace
it with an anti-consumer bill that
allows food corporations to hide GMOs
behind QR barcodes and toll-free phone
numbers—and gives them another two years
before they even have to pretend
they are labeling.
What does this news mean for
Vermont’s mandatory labeling law?
Vermont's law will still take
effect on July 1, because Congress has
run out of time to get the bill passed
by both the House and Senate, and plop
it down on President Obama’s desk.
But once Congress returns after
the July 4 recess, you can bet your life
that Monsanto’s minions in Congress will
make it their highest priority to seal
the deal on an industry-friendly,
anti-consumer, anti-states' rights
federal law that will overturn Vermont's
law and leave U.S. consumers in the
dark.
With your help, we will once again throw
ourselves into the battle to save
Vermont’s law. To demand the right to
truth and transparency in labeling. To
remind our members of Congress that they
were elected to serve us, not their
corporate masters.
We will work to keep the Senate
from getting the 60 votes it needs to
pass the bill. We will recruit
pro-labeling Senators to filibuster, if
we have to. We will take our—your—fight
to the oval office, and if necessary, we
will launch a massive boycott of any
food product that isn't labeled organic,
grass-fed or non-GMO.
Last week we kicked off our summer
online fundraising campaign.
Now, more than ever, we need your help to raise $200,000 by midnight June 30. Thank you for bringing us this far--let's fight to the end.
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