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Tell the USDA to Dump Dow's Dangerous Agent Orange Corn!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Agent Orange, Dow Chemical, USDA, GMO corn, 2, 4-D, Vietnam defoliant, birth defects, cancer, hormone disruption )

Dandelion
- 32 days ago - action.fooddemocracynow.org
Dow Chemical is petitioning the USDA to approve a new GMO Agent Orange corn to tolerate 2,4-D, a main chemical component of the Vietnam era defoliant linked to birth defects, cancer, and hormone disruption.
60 comments
No Pink Slime in Our School Lunches - Not Ever, Ever Again! ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: usda, food, pink slime, children, schools, health, warning )

Nancy
- 45 days ago - action.fooddemocracynow.org
As a result of the public outrage over Pink Slime, the USDA recently announced that it would give schools the option of not buying meat without it, but some schools can't afford to opt out. With USDA's recent plans to purchase more than 7 million pounds..
36 comments
Tell the USDA: Don't Privatize Meat Inspection ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, chickens, family, disease, safety, prevention, risks, USDA )

Nancy
- 48 days ago - campaigns.dailykos.com
...the UDSA is now considering a pilot program that would eliminate that inspection and allow private poultry processing plants to do whatever they want. The USDA is holding a public commenting period on this proposed change through April 26.
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Tell the USDA: Stop Buying Pink Slime "Lean Beef Trimmings" for School Lunches! ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: usda, food, pink slime, children, schools, health, warning )

Nancy
- 77 days ago - act.credoaction.com
So-called pink slime is a beef-like product created by grinding together connective tissue and beef scraps normally used in dog food, and treated with ammonia hydroxide to kill salmonella and E. coli.
57 comments
Tell USDA To Reject "Agent Orange" Corn ACTION
Health & Wellness  (tags: food safety, corn, GE, Dow, USDA, herbicides, toxins, health, food )

Nancy
- 107 days ago - salsa3.salsalabs.com
Agent Orange was the chemical defoliant used by the U.S. in Vietnam, and it caused lasting ecological damage as well as many serious medical conditions in both Vietnam veterans and the Vietnamese.
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What Does "Organic" Really Mean ? Make the USDA Tell You ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Health & Wellness  (tags: environment, organic, humans, protection, USDA, health )

Cher
- 236 days ago - forcechange.com
The definition of "organic" is conceptually not complex: it indicates that the product hasn't been messed with. But in practice, this concept has been difficult to execute, and even harder to define and regulate. A recent letter from California organic
67 comments
Genetically Engineered Food Alters Our Digestive Systems!
Health & Wellness  (tags: genetically engineered, usda, food, alters, digestive system, diet, environment, ethics, food, health, nutrition, risks, warning )

Chaplain
- 359 days ago - anh-usa.org
GE organisms actually become part of the bacteria in our digestive tracts and reproduce continuously inside us. But the USDA now wants to to remove all controls from GE corn and cotton! A new Action Alert.
9 comments
TAKE ACTION! Millions Against Monsanto Wordwide - Tell Everyone!!!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Millions Againt Monsanto, gmo, Frankenfood, Toxic Sludge, USDA, petitions, Worldwide, Organic Consumers Association )

Kenny
- 479 days ago - organicconsumers.org
Stop Monsanto's Frankencrops! On the right side of the page there are a list of petitions,they should all be good Worldwide.Please personalize if able.This is part of The Organic Consumers Association.Lets bring down Monsanto & the bio-tech industry!
126 comments
TAKE ACTION! USDA Completely Deregulates Genetically Engineered Alfalfa--It Is Time to Demand Congressional Hearings!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Alfalfa, USDA, Deregulated, GMO, Genetically Modified, Demand Congressional Hearing )

Kenny
- 479 days ago - secure3.convio.net
We need to blanket Congress with protests, asking senators and representatives and oversight committees to review the deregulation decision. we need to put pressure on the USDA and the Obama administration. Tell them how angry you are...Please!
60 comments
ACTION ALERT: Get Rid of Vilsack, Head of the USDA and Stop Supporting Monsanto ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION !
Health & Wellness  (tags: obama adminsitration, usda, families, health, genetically modified food, monsanto )

Simone
- 578 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Obama chose Tom Vilsack to head the USDA, but he has a conflict of interest. Someone who rides around on Monsanto's Jet shouldn't be making decisions about the food we eat. Vilsack has ties to Monsanto. Obama - you need to cut ties to this company.
22 comments
CLEAN UP OUR FOOD SUPPLY! - Take Action!
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, usda, fda, hormones in food, Antibiotic resistance )

Stephanie
- 589 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Target: Michelle Obama, FDA, USDA
8 comments
How Shopping Carts May Be Our Greatest Weapon in the Health Care Fight
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, health, healthcare, USDA, organic food, farmsdiet )

Tierney
- 836 days ago - alternet.org
Including the USDA in health discussions could lead to better subsidies for organic farms -- and healthier Americans.
8 comments
School Lunch Reform and a Food Critic's Take on Chicken Nuggets
Health & Wellness  (tags: school lunches, health, nutrition, usda, children, kids, imna, school meals, healty school lunches )

Heather
- 946 days ago - eatdrinkbetter.com
Efforts to reform school lunch got a boost Tuesday when Institute of Medicine of the National Academies released "School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children," a report of recommendations for how to reform school lunch.
2 comments
Sign Petition: Downed Animal Protection - No Downers Campaign
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, downers, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, livestock, sick, injured, cruelty, suffering, protection, usda, risks, safety, prevention, health, disease, humans, food )

Tom
- 1070 days ago - animalrights.change.org
The USDA banned downed cattle from being slaughtered and entering the human food supply. While this step is a milestone in efforts to protect those animals too sick and injured to walk, or even stand, protections need to be expanded to all species.
20 comments
Sign Petition: Fix the U.S. Food Safety System Now!
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, safety, protection, prevention, health, illness, risks, disease, government, usda, inspections, congress )

Tom
- 1080 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
America's lax food safety system has deadly consequences. Nine people died in the recent tainted-peanut products outbreak. Countless others suffered terribly. Tell Congress to pass strong food safety reform this year before another deadly outbreak occurs.
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