Breezy Hill Update
Posted 3/7/2009 7:17pm by Art Ozias.
- Monday evening at 7 pm at La Sous Terre we will be showing FOOD FIGHT.
- For those that didn’t make it to the Monday night showing of King Corn, here’s a link http://www.livevideo.com/video/Drachnid/7ED1177127A54A15B0FB0A93106DEDE1/king-corn-1-4.aspx
- If you are following Gardasil here is the latest http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/02/24/Spain-Withdraws-Gardasil-After-Illnesses.aspx
- Here’s a chance to have an effect on the selection of USDA appointee.
About the magnitude of America’s most recent food safety crisis, Osterholm said, "The recall has reached a level that is far beyond what's necessary."
Try telling that to the relatives of the nine people who died and to the over 600 sick individuals across the country.
"This was like peeling an onion," Osterholm continued. "It demonstrates the magnitude of processed food in this country."
Well, at least he got that much right… The problem, Osterholm doesn't take constructive criticism of his favorite technology lightly. In 1999 he wrote an editorial calling food safety advocates who questioned the safety of irradiation terrorists. This doesn't sound like the type of leader that the USDA needs right now. If you think this is bad news, let the Administration know about it! Join Food Democracy Now! in calling for true reformers to be placed in positions at the USDA, FDA and beyond. We need a food safety system with some teeth - one that is independent of corporate interests. Write Secretary Vilsack and ask him to reconsider these decisions.
If you’d like to see Food Democracy Now! grassroots work continue, please consider donating as little as $10 or $25. We need all your support to be able to create the change that is needed at the USDA.
Thanks again for helping make this a success, it's time to join together to create Sustainable Change. Best, Dave
Please cut and paste the below email and send it to Secretary Vilsack at the following address.
AgSec@usda.gov
Dear Secretary Vilsack,
I ask that you take the lead in helping America protect the safety of its food supply by appointing a real reformer at the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) position and advising President Obama not to name Michael Taylor to any position in the administration.
Please appoint someone other than Michael Osterholm, who has proven to be too biased in favor of a single technology that has been ineffective in stopping food safety outbreaks and is something that most American consumers don’t want.
I took the President at his word when he said he would close the revolving door in this new administration and I know that you want to lead a new era at the USDA.
Please appoint true reformers to positions within the USDA to help you transform America’s food and farm system for the 21st century.
Thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely,
I sent the email and included a few words against Michael Taylor. It probably helps to personalize your response.