You can take action by telling Congress to revise HR 875

Although the OCA deems this bill somewhat well-intentioned, we are calling on Congress to focus its attention on the real threats to food safety: globalized food sourcing from nations such as China where food safety is a travesty and domestic industrial-scale and factory farms whose collateral damage includes pesticide and antibiotic-tainted food, mad cow disease, E. coli contamination and salmonella poisoning. And, of course, Congress and the Obama Administration need to support a massive transition to organic farming practices.1

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oh and abolish monsanto and everything like it...that would be nice:)

OCA does not support HR 875 in its present form, given the fact that, if the bill's regulations were applied in a one-size-fits-all manner to certified organic and farm-to-consumer operations, it could have a devastating impact on small farmers, especially raw milk producers who are already unfairly targeted by state food-safety regulators.

Although the OCA deems this bill somewhat well-intentioned, we are calling on Congress to focus its attention on the real threats to food safety: globalized food sourcing from nations such as China where food safety is a travesty and domestic industrial-scale and factory farms whose collateral damage includes pesticide and antibiotic-tainted food, mad cow disease, E. coli contamination and salmonella poisoning. And, of course, Congress and the Obama Administration need to support a massive transition to organic farming practices.1

To help each family with their own personal health...and in light of the current economic situation...our government should strongly encourage families to begin planting home gardens. PBS could offer online TV shows on how to plant organic gardens in your own backyard. Tax credits could be given to families who do this.

Schools with organic gardens are popping up all over the US. We need many more of these. Imagine how great it would be if your child’s school offered classes in organic gardening and the food that was grown was prepared in “home skills” classes and offered for lunch in the cafeteria.

What You Can Do to Protect Your Health

The HR 875 bill sounds complicated. But being an advocate for your own health is not!

Below are some things you can do to stay clear of pesticides, antibiotic-tainted food, mad cow disease and other awful ailments:

1. Buy organic whenever possible. If you cannot buy organic, it’s important to know that some foods are more likely to be contaminated than others