Return-Path: jham@concentric.net Errors-To: Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 10:08:23 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: jham@pop3.concentric.net To: cafmr@pnc.com.au From: John Hammell Subject: HELP SAVE ORGANIC STANDARDS: CHUCK THE MONEY CHANGERS _OUT_ of the TEMPLE COMMENTS PERIOD AT USDA ENDS MARCH 16- JUST SAY NO TO TOXIC GARBAGE IN OUR FOOD! Agribusiness is trying to manipulate national organic standards in a really uncool way- just one more way in which the multinational drug/chemical cartel is attempting to poison all of us and ruin our health as they pursue their worship of the LOOONG GREEEEEN, aka "MONEY", ya know? That zinc oxide sorta stuff that inhabits the computer tapes over at your local BANK- the joint where the MONEY CHANGERS hang out a few milleniums after CHRIST chucked the buggers all out of the TEMPLE? ("Yeah, mon"-- as they say in Jamaica, and a Merry Christmas to US ALL, courtesy of MONSANTO, DUPONT, PFIZER, HOECHST, BAYER, BASF, dontchaknow?) All of this is VEERRRRY Consistent with the Codex Conspiracy to reduce our access to dietary supplements to less than therapeutic levels. Please check out USDA website, url below. Please join me in submitting comments prior to the March 16th 90 day deadline. While you're at it, please visit the IAHF website and check out the information there about POPULATION CONTROL. Conspiracy THEORY??? I WISH these were theories, might be easier to SLEEP at night!!! (In God They Trust (?), ALL OTHERS PAY CASH, har, har. Arrrr, matey- its 'ard I are, me mother was a mermaid and I was weaned on salt water! I hate milk! I HATE milk! (especially with all the damn HORMONES and BST, and other chemical S*** in it!!!) - John >>Return-Path: >From: >Errors-To: >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 05:31:53 -0500 (EST) >To: CVulcan@aol.com >cc: craig6qk@fast.net, gutters@maui.net, jensing@netzone.com, > edith@ameritech.net, fbacon@swcp.com, Fred102@aol.com, > remax@provide.net, carey@sonic.net, neigel@eyelid.com, > 102434.1121@compuserve.com, zdybelj@bmts.com, FLYER29414@aol.com, > jdessauer@phillips.com, KMurphy535@aol.com, wpw96@nb.net, > Orion@provide.net, MBT2@cyberhighway.net, cajun@communique.net, > Zachan@aol.com, SandraM1@aol.com, Trippenoff@aol.com, > bhargraves@performancewave.com, ochenski@ixi.net, Barain@aol.com, > JESPER19@aol.com, ROBERT_KAISER@prusec.com, chiropatrick@juno.com, > litehous@sgi.net, DISHMAN@prodigy.net, dalton@math.ttu.edu, > slc@sgi.net, Abdsprinkl@aol.com, academy@endeav.org, > physical@erols.com, fseguiti@krgusa.com, FOREBUNNY@aol.com, > swami@australia.net.au, senator@kennedy.senate.gov, > jham@concentric.net, andrewbrooks@worldnet.att.net, > GSchunk@compuserve.com, jdavis@hhs.com, NORMatRECA@aol.com, > CGrund4867@aol.com, PGSALES@ix.valquip.com, > Gerry@jeffreysdrugstore.com, dash@cutters.com, Coudu@hotmail.com >Subject: Staying Healthy Special #7-Organic Standards > >Friends, > > I consider it my responsibility to forward important information to you. > This from Natural Healthline seems such an item. > > Doyle >************************************************* >Food Activists Launch Campaign to "Save Organic Standards" >************************************************* > >by Michael Evers > >The Foundation on Economic Trends' Pure Food Campaign has launched a new >nationwide SOS (Save Organic Standards) campaign with picket lines and press >conferences scheduled for Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Burlington, Vermont. >The SOS campaign comes in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's >proposed federal regulations on "national organic food standards" which were >published in the Federal Register on December 16. The USDA regulations are >designed to replace the pre-existing rules and labeling practices on organic >foods currently upheld by 40 independent and state-sanctioned organic >certification boards. > >Over the objections of the majority of the advisory National Organics >Standards Board, natural food retailers, processors, and organic farmers, the >USDA refused to prohibit the use of genetic engineering, intensive animal >confinement, food irradiation, toxic sludge, or animal cannibalism under the >new federal organic labeling regulations. Organizers of the campaign are also >upset because the proposed federal laws will basically make it illegal for >organic producers and retailers to uphold and promote organic standards which >are stricter than the minimal standards required by the USDA. > >"Genetic engineering, factory fanning, toxic sludge, food irradiation, >feeding rendered animal protein to animals--these are the agricultural >practices that are causing consumers to switch to organic foods in the first >place. We will organize a mass movement of consumers, retailers, and farmers >to save organic standards," said Jeremy Rifkin, president of the >Foundation on Economic Trends. > >"Once again the USDA is acting as the handmaiden for agribusiness" said >Ronnie Cummins, director of the FET's Pure Food Campaign. "These standards >have been watered down so that agribusiness factory farms and chemical and >genetic engineering companies can take over a $4 billion dollar industry >which has so painstakingly been built up by natural food consumers, farmers, >and retailers over the past three decades," Cummins concluded. > >The SOS campaign will include natural food consumers, natural food stores and >consumer coops, organic farmers, chefs, public interest organizations, and >natural food processors, wholesalers, and manufacturers. The campaign will >organize a letter-writing campaign directed toward the USDA as part of >an official "90-day comment period" that will extend until March l6. The SOS >effort will also include public education forums, picket lines in front of >USDA offices, leafleting of supermarkets that sell organic foods, and, if >necessary, litigation. > >Interested citizens call go directly to the USDA agency Web site, read the >proposed rule, broken up into its parts, and submit interactive comments on >any of those parts. All comments must be received by March 16, 1998. > >For more information, > >National Organic Program Proposed Rule -- USDA >http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/ > >Jeremy Rifkin >The Foundation on Economic Trends >1660 L St. NW, Suite 216 >Washington DC 20036 >202-775-1132 - Phone >202-429-9602 - Fax > >Ronnie Cummins >FET's Pure Food Campaign >purefood@mr.net - e-mail >***************************************** > >I hope this is of interest to you, and worthy of your time. I wish to extent >my hopes that Santa will be really good to you this year, and give you what >you want, and not just what you need. Merry Chirstmas!!! > > ****************************************** Donations Needed- Need Help to Keep Helper On International Advocates for Health Freedom John C. Hammell, Legislative Advocate 2411 Monroe St.#2 Hollywood, FL 33020 USA 800-333-2553, 954-929-2905, FAX 954-929-0507, FAX ON DEMAND 954-927-8795,jham@concentric.net http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/hammell/index.html