[Scpg] Fast Track Bill to make Labelling GMO's ILLEGAL

[Paul Racko]

Please forward this to all appropriate individuals, groups and listservs!


We were very happy to see that Greenpeace is now also taking action around 
Fast Track and figured you might want to direct attention to the issue of 
food safety and Fast Track when talking to your Member of Congress. 

FAST TRACK BILL WILL MAKE LABELLING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED 
FOODS ILLEGAL! 

Why Should You Take Action NOW? 

Bill HR 3005, "Trade Promotion Authority," is currently 
being considered in the US House of Representatives. It 
is also known as Fast Track. 
A VOTE IN THE CONGRESS IS LIKELY WITHIN 
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS! 

Pro-GMO legislators have put in language in 
HR 3005 that would make GMO labeling ILLEGAL as well as 
eliminating the precautionary principle for 
GMO regulation. (The Democratic "alternative" to this 
bill, though better in some aspects, has the EXACT SAME 
LANGUAGE regarding GMOs.) If either bill passes, then the 
US would be able to force European countries to accept 
unlabeled US GMO products! 

Fast Track would also allow the President to 
negotiate trade pacts like the Free Trade Area of the 
Americas without any input from Congress. Consequently, 
Congress would waive the right to criticize 
the absence of labor, human rights or environmental 
provisions in the final pact! But if Fast Track fails, we 
have a good chance of stopping the FTAA! 

What can you do? 
Use the AFL-CIO toll-free number to call Congress 
1-800-393-1082. You will have to enter a zip code in order 
to reach representatives from your area. 

Tell them you are a constituent (if you are) or that you 
live in their area. Tell them you oppose Fast Track and 
you want to know if they do too. 


You can also send an email message to 
Congress NOW by visiting: 
http://action.citizen.org/pc/issues/alert/?alertid=57813&type=CO& 
enter your zip code in the Take Action Now field. 

For more information on Fast Track see: 
http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=138 

For more information on the FTAA see: 
http://www.purefood.org/corp/ftaaresources.cfm or contact 
OCA at ftaa at purefood.org 








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