Well done!
al



--- Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network
<action@...> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:26:07 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network
> <action@...>
> To: alconliffe@...
> Subject: Organic standards restored!
>
> Congratulations, UCS activists! You have helped
> restore meaningful
> organic standards.
>
> Outraged activists responded to a UCS alert in
> February by sending
> 10,987 letters to members of Congress. These
> letters objected to a
> late-night rider, slipped into the 2003 Omnibus
> Appropriations Bill,
> that undermined years of collaboration between
> government, consumers,
> advocacy groups, and industry to establish strong
> USDA organic
> standards. The rider would have allowed meat to be
> labeled "organic"
> even if it came from livestock raised on
> conventional, non-organic
> feed.
>
> Organic food consumers nationwide reacted strongly
> and Congress
> responded. Bills to rescind this rider moved
> rapidly through
> Congress, shepherded by Senators Patrick Leahy (VT)
> and Olympia Snowe
> (ME) and Representatives Sam Farr (CA) and Ron Kind
> (WI), eventually
> gaining 68 cosponsors in the Senate and 103 in the
> House.
> Ultimately, this legislation was folded into the
> 2003 supplemental
> spending bill signed into law on April 16, 2003.
>
> According to Senator Leahy, "The swift and strong
> groundswell of
> opposition to that rider [was] an eye-opener for
> many in
> Washington." This extraordinary support for organic
> foods and
> sustainable agriculture has left an indelible
> impression on Congress
> about the importance of food labels to American
> consumers. This
> victory is a powerful warning to anyone hoping to
> weaken organic and
> other food-labeling standards in the future.
>
> Thank you for making your voice heard on this
> important issue.
>
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