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Tell Congress: Make Our Food Safe!
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: MakeOurFoodSafe.org
Sponsored by: MakeOurFoodSafe.org
Every year, 76 million Americans are sickened from consuming contaminated food - and 5,000 of these people die. That's more than the number of individuals who lose their lives as a result of fire or unintentional drowning in the U.S. each year.
Continued outbreaks of food contamination over the last several years - from spinach to peppers to peanuts - have demonstrated that these outbreaks are not random, unpreventable occurrences, but are due to widespread problems with our food safety system.
Our current food system - regulated by 15 separate federal agencies - is broken and in need of reform. But Congress has the opportunity to change course and help protect children, families, senior citizens and all others from foodborne-illness.
Tell Congress it is time to pass strong food safety legislation now!
Continued outbreaks of food contamination over the last several years - from spinach to peppers to peanuts - have demonstrated that these outbreaks are not random, unpreventable occurrences, but are due to widespread problems with our food safety system.
Our current food system - regulated by 15 separate federal agencies - is broken and in need of reform. But Congress has the opportunity to change course and help protect children, families, senior citizens and all others from foodborne-illness.
Tell Congress it is time to pass strong food safety legislation now!
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# 5,078:
6:47 pm PST, Jan 21,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 5,077:
8:41 pm PST, Jan 18,
Patricia Papalian, California
Please make our food safe.
Please make our food safe.
# 5,076:
12:30 pm PST, Jan 18,
Lauren Telliard, California
# 5,075:
8:45 pm PST, Jan 14,
Sal Squillaci, Florida
# 5,074:
12:52 am PST, Jan 13,
Name not displayed, Canada
I can't believe that Kevin's Law has not been passed! It is unjust what you have put not only Kevin's mother but many other people through! Pleas make a difference and do the right thing, pass the law.
I can't believe that Kevin's Law has not been passed! It is unjust what you have put not only Kevin's mother but many other people through! Pleas make a difference and do the right thing, pass the law.
# 5,073:
2:03 am PST, Jan 11,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 5,072:
11:38 pm PST, Jan 9,
Kasandra Mckenna, Massachusetts
Our children need to lead healthy lifestyles to survive on this small planet. We need to be a country that helps them to do just that because while they are the future - we are the creators of the future. Start a revolution of hope by creating an honest and safe agricultural industry!
Our children need to lead healthy lifestyles to survive on this small planet. We need to be a country that helps them to do just that because while they are the future - we are the creators of the future. Start a revolution of hope by creating an honest and safe agricultural industry!
# 5,071:
1:33 am PST, Jan 9,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 5,070:
8:05 am PST, Jan 4,
Darlene Franchi, Alabama
let's protect the consumers of this nation!
let's protect the consumers of this nation!
# 5,069:
4:31 pm PST, Jan 1,
Lindsey Cherry, Colorado
This is a basic right. My child should have healthy food no matter what. The goverenment that is supposed to protect us, if just full of people that care about the all mighty dollar and screwing people. It's sad the FDA was better 30 years ago, when we are supposed to be moving foward - not 100 steps back. Care about the people and stop trying to kill us.
This is a basic right. My child should have healthy food no matter what. The goverenment that is supposed to protect us, if just full of people that care about the all mighty dollar and screwing people. It's sad the FDA was better 30 years ago, when we are supposed to be moving foward - not 100 steps back. Care about the people and stop trying to kill us.
# 5,068:
11:04 am PST, Dec 30,
Kelly Henneberry, New Jersey
Please stop making the public sick with chemically laced and processed food.
Please stop making the public sick with chemically laced and processed food.
# 5,067:
9:58 am PST, Dec 30,
Laura Foster, Minnesota
# 5,066:
8:15 pm PST, Dec 27,
Danielle Francis, Texas
# 5,065:
11:04 pm PST, Dec 16,
Name not displayed, Colorado
There should also be some legislation preventing CEOs of large food companies from holding important decision making posts in the FDA. This is obviously a conflict of interest that will perpetuate the broken corrupt cycle of the government's inaction in regulating the nation's food industry. Instead of subsidizing corn, subsidize organic farmers. That is what the country needs in order to be healthy. 1 in 4 children will develop diabetes as a direct effect of eating over-processed fast-foods, and the numbers are even worse in low SES populations. Is the government trying to kill the poor off? Land of opportunity- I think not. Give our country some hope. Support this legislation. We need to start somewhere in order to break these all-powerful corrupt corporations down.
There should also be some legislation preventing CEOs of large food companies from holding important decision making posts in the FDA. This is obviously a conflict of interest that will perpetuate the broken corrupt cycle of the government's inaction in regulating the nation's food industry. Instead of subsidizing corn, subsidize organic farmers. That is what the country needs in order to be healthy. 1 in 4 children will develop diabetes as a direct effect of eating over-processed fast-foods, and the numbers are even worse in low SES populations. Is the government trying to kill the poor off? Land of opportunity- I think not. Give our country some hope. Support this legislation. We need to start somewhere in order to break these all-powerful corrupt corporations down.
# 5,064:
2:32 pm PST, Dec 16,
Jordan Garcia, Arkansas
# 5,063:
3:02 am PST, Dec 14,
Marco Turetti, Italy
# 5,062:
5:52 pm PST, Dec 13,
Gail Costic, Pennsylvania
# 5,061:
1:58 pm PST, Dec 12,
Kerstyn Edey, Canada
# 5,060:
2:50 pm PST, Dec 11,
Mark Ealy, Arkansas
# 5,059:
2:21 pm PST, Dec 10,
Ethan Altom, Arkansas
# 5,058:
6:36 pm PST, Dec 9,
Crystal Hahn, Arkansas
# 5,057:
5:42 pm PST, Dec 9,
Bruna Fernandes, Arkansas
Let's make this law work!!!
Let's make this law work!!!
# 5,056:
8:57 am PST, Dec 9,
Elissa Green, Arkansas
# 5,055:
6:22 am PST, Dec 9,
Lona Robertson, Arkansas
# 5,054:
6:19 am PST, Dec 9,
Nancy Simkins, Arkansas
Proper regulations are just good business. We, as a country, need to get back to doing what is right and many of the horrible problems that we now face would be greatly reduced. Doing the right thing is always the right thing. The lives of many people depend on this!
Proper regulations are just good business. We, as a country, need to get back to doing what is right and many of the horrible problems that we now face would be greatly reduced. Doing the right thing is always the right thing. The lives of many people depend on this!
# 5,053:
7:28 pm PST, Dec 8,
Ally Atkins, Arkansas
# 5,052:
3:57 pm PST, Dec 8,
Jessica Ray, Arkansas
I think it is so important to feel comfortable with the foods that we eat and not having to wonder what we are eating and what will happen to us if we eat that food. We already have to live in fear of terrorism why should we live in fear of our food?
I think it is so important to feel comfortable with the foods that we eat and not having to wonder what we are eating and what will happen to us if we eat that food. We already have to live in fear of terrorism why should we live in fear of our food?
# 5,051:
3:39 pm PST, Dec 8,
Julianne Graves, Arkansas
