Stop Monsanto's Dream Bill in the Senate!
Monsanto's Dream Bill (H.R. 1599) will prohibit any state efforts to require labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs). It was just passed by the House of Representatives, so we have to stop it in the Senate before it's too late!
The Grocery Manufacturers Association, an industry group that represents Monsanto, Nestlé, Dow and Pepsi, is pushing this bill because it would let them continue to keep quiet about their production and use of GMO foods.
We need to make sure Senators hear from their actual constituents, since they're already hearing from the industry lobbyists. It's our right to know what is in our food, and corporations should not keep us in the dark.
Tell your Senators to reject Monsanto's Dream Bill and protect our right to know what's in our food!
Dear Senator,
I urge you to reject any Senate version of Rep. Pompeo's "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act," (H.R. 1599) which prohibits states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods, or GMOs and prohibits any local control of how GMOs are regulated.
This bill, which is promoted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, would prevent states from requiring GMO labels at any time. In fact, this bill is so anti-consumer it is commonly referred to as the Deny Americans the Right to Know (or DARK) Act.
I urge you to reject any Senate version of this industry bill. We have a right to know what is in our food, so that we can make informed choices about the food we eat, and communities have a right to determine how they want to control GMO crops.
I am one of over 90% of voters who support required labels for GMOs. State legislatures are responding to citizens on an issue that the Food and Drug Administration and Congress have ignored for years. Industry should not use Congress to undermine the public's right to know or the decisions of state legislatures that are responding to what their citizens want.
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