It's amazing who much press this is getting. First the virus is Swine Flu now they want to call it H1N1. Let's start with the first issue in the 70's "Swine Flu" was present and coincidentally more people died from the vaccine than the virus. History is extremely important and within reason we can make assumptions on the future. Currently the Parental Consent Act, HR 2218 serves as a model for states and a requirement for the federal government: no parent shall be coerced into allowing the medication of their child if they are not willing to have the child so treated and no federal monies may be used for such screening or treatments. Parents who do not wish to have their children medicated must be protected from child abuse of neglect actions by schools and other agencies. Now slow down and think technology is progressing yet we as a nation are getting sicker. As a drug corporation the obligation as a company to shareholders is to make money. If a cure is found there is no reoccurring revenue hence the reason cures never seem to come about. Upton Sinclair explains it best with this famous quote: "It is DIFFICULT to get a man to understand when his SALARY depends on UPON HIS NOT UNDERSTANDING IT."
We have to ask do they not understand or are they protecting the company and its shareholders. Could you imagine what would happen if everyone knew about a cure for cancer. That would be wonderful for mankind however, bad for business. If you are an objective person with no agenda the answers are not hard to find.
Our bodies are perfect for fighting any and all diseases provided we do one thing. The single most important thing we can do is eat real food. Let's define real food in a day and age were a burger is thought to be food. Real food consists of any consumable items that help and support our bodies natural abilities to prevent and cure sickness. With that being said when foods are genetically modified aka (GMO) we never know as consumers what is happening to the nutritional values of the foods. Hence we never know what effect these foods have had on our bodies. Stop and think we have pesticides for food if it kills bugs what is it slowly doing to our bodies.
Now let’s get back to the “Swine Flu” and pending legislation we need to monitor closely:
HR 2218 - Parental Consent Act
HR 6635 - Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act
HR 6636 - The Genetically Engineered Safety Act
HR 6637 - The Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act
HR 7120 - Science Free Speech Act
A2933 - To Restrict Free Speech About Nutrition
S324 - Mother's Act
S1941 - To Restrict Free Speech About Nutrition
All of these center around two things food and vaccines and coincidentally we have a global pandemic. Take a look at tuberculosis death numbers compared to Swine Flu and ask why it does not get coverage. When reading these understand that there is not going to be media about this their focus is on Octomom and stories of that nature. Whenever politics gets involved with health there is a problem. If they can not figure out how to balance a budget why focus on our choices of health and nutrition. We all as citizens want a chance at good nutrition and clean drinking water. If you choose to smoke you have a choice, if you choose to eat poorly it is your choice and these bills center around either removing or giving choices. The last thing for older people growing up as a kid do you ever remember so many drug commericals on TV. Grandma use to get the castrol oil or iodine and after tasting or feeling the burn we would be ok.
Showing posts with label HR 6636. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HR 6636. Show all posts
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Become A Co-Sponsor or Introduce H.R. 6635, H.R. 6636, H.R. 6637
As one of your constituents I want to express my concerns regarding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in our food supply and other products, including clothing. I am writing to you at the suggestion of the Natural Solutions Foundation, http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/, to express my grave concerns about unlabeled and potentially dangerous Genetically Modified Organisms which have been approved and widely disseminated in the absence of science of sense.
Under what is called the "Precautionary Principle", many countries around the world have placed moratoriums on the sale of GMO products and some have banned these products. However, without any serious testing, the United States government has not only allowed GMO ingredients in our food supply, but the FDA has actually tried to forbid companies from truthfully advertising “GMO Free” products. As my Congressperson, I want you to take a lead in reversing this trend. The Precautionary Principle, in essence, hold agencies and countries to the standard that is something has not been shown to be safe, it cannot be used, grown, offered or sold.
Genetically Modified Organisms do not meet the Precautionary Principle because they are administratively, not scientifically, deemed to be equivalent to unmodified organisms while excellent science substantiates that they pose special high level dangers for consumers, farmers and the environment. Disturbingly, these dangers are not temporary since, once the novel DNA, the antibiotic resistant DNA and the promoter virus are introduced into the DNA of the consumer, or of other organisms in the environment, the consequences are totally unpredictable and have been shown to be highly dangerous. Once loosed, however, the novel DNA cannot be called back, like the genie in the bottle.
Congressman Dennis Kuchinch has introduced three important bills to comprehensively regulate GMO products since they are virtually unregulated now. These bills are:
• H.R. 6636, The Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act, which would require mandatory labeling of all foods that contain or are produced with GM material. No such labeling is permitted at this time in the US.
• H.R. 6635, The Genetically Engineered Safety Act, which would require that GE foods follow a food safety review process to prevent contamination of food supplies by pharmaceutical and industrial crops. This Act would also require that the FDA screen all GE foods to ensure they are safe for human consumption. No such safety review is permitted at this time in the US.
• H.R. 6637, The Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act, places liability from the impacts of GM crops on the biotechnology companies that created the GMOs, and protects farmers from lawsuits by biotechnology companies. No such liability exists at this time for pharmaceutical plants and animals once approval is granted by the acting agencies for the organism and the same is true for non drug modifications as well.
These flaws in the regulatory structure are of great concern to me and I believe that they should be deep concerns of yours as well since more than 80% of all food consumed in the US today contains GMO food or ingredients. Lethal allergies, auto immune disease (including diabetes in children), birth defects and sterility rates are rising and can be, in large measure, laid squarely at the door of a dangerous food supply, including GMOs in most of what we eat.
I urge you to become a co-sponsor of these bills or to introduce sister legislation in the Senate in order to protect us from the currently unknown potential threats of GMO products. This is a very important matter to me and I am among the over 80% of the public that a recent NY Times / CBS poll indicated wants mandatory GMO labeling.
As a concerned citizen, I will be watching your active stance on these bills and look forward to sharing the news of your co-sponsorship and support for these measures with other constituents in your district.
Regards,
UltimateeBookStore.com
Under what is called the "Precautionary Principle", many countries around the world have placed moratoriums on the sale of GMO products and some have banned these products. However, without any serious testing, the United States government has not only allowed GMO ingredients in our food supply, but the FDA has actually tried to forbid companies from truthfully advertising “GMO Free” products. As my Congressperson, I want you to take a lead in reversing this trend. The Precautionary Principle, in essence, hold agencies and countries to the standard that is something has not been shown to be safe, it cannot be used, grown, offered or sold.
Genetically Modified Organisms do not meet the Precautionary Principle because they are administratively, not scientifically, deemed to be equivalent to unmodified organisms while excellent science substantiates that they pose special high level dangers for consumers, farmers and the environment. Disturbingly, these dangers are not temporary since, once the novel DNA, the antibiotic resistant DNA and the promoter virus are introduced into the DNA of the consumer, or of other organisms in the environment, the consequences are totally unpredictable and have been shown to be highly dangerous. Once loosed, however, the novel DNA cannot be called back, like the genie in the bottle.
Congressman Dennis Kuchinch has introduced three important bills to comprehensively regulate GMO products since they are virtually unregulated now. These bills are:
• H.R. 6636, The Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act, which would require mandatory labeling of all foods that contain or are produced with GM material. No such labeling is permitted at this time in the US.
• H.R. 6635, The Genetically Engineered Safety Act, which would require that GE foods follow a food safety review process to prevent contamination of food supplies by pharmaceutical and industrial crops. This Act would also require that the FDA screen all GE foods to ensure they are safe for human consumption. No such safety review is permitted at this time in the US.
• H.R. 6637, The Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act, places liability from the impacts of GM crops on the biotechnology companies that created the GMOs, and protects farmers from lawsuits by biotechnology companies. No such liability exists at this time for pharmaceutical plants and animals once approval is granted by the acting agencies for the organism and the same is true for non drug modifications as well.
These flaws in the regulatory structure are of great concern to me and I believe that they should be deep concerns of yours as well since more than 80% of all food consumed in the US today contains GMO food or ingredients. Lethal allergies, auto immune disease (including diabetes in children), birth defects and sterility rates are rising and can be, in large measure, laid squarely at the door of a dangerous food supply, including GMOs in most of what we eat.
I urge you to become a co-sponsor of these bills or to introduce sister legislation in the Senate in order to protect us from the currently unknown potential threats of GMO products. This is a very important matter to me and I am among the over 80% of the public that a recent NY Times / CBS poll indicated wants mandatory GMO labeling.
As a concerned citizen, I will be watching your active stance on these bills and look forward to sharing the news of your co-sponsorship and support for these measures with other constituents in your district.
Regards,
UltimateeBookStore.com
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