I was asked about food related controversial bills that are being worked on by the Federal Govt.
Well, there have been several of them. First NAIS and then the two food protection bills. Around all of them has been plenty of needless controversy, when folks present their fears, assumptions and speculation as facts. Here are a couple of links to reliable sources. Food And Water Watch has info on both NAIS and HR875. Gristmill article talks about needless hype. You will also find links to the actual proposed laws. IMHO There is a need to protect the public from big business scams and unconscionable business practices, especially when the scams and "profit before people" mentality are hurting us. HR875 intends also protect us from tainted import products. According to Food And Water Watch the HR875 could be improved and they are asking folks to talk their representatives about that. However, the battles to improve these pieces of legislation need to be based on facts and not chicken little "sky is falling" hype, which only makes us food activists look bad. What we can do to protect ourselves is to be mindful of what we buy and feed ourselves and our families. We can also grow our own, and to buy local food whenever possible. But do not necessarily trust me, read, learn and form your own opinion. http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/foodsafety/background-on-h-r-875 http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/3/13/10452/9434 www.foodsecuritypartners.org Kate - The more you do, the more you CAN do! - Lucille Ball -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090329/5b57f016/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
