Protect Small Farms from Proposed Safety Rules
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To: chefemily@ediblesadvocatealliance.org
Subject: Protect Small Farms from Proposed Safety Rules
We do not believe that ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
We believe in food safety. We believe that the US Department of Agriculture has the right intent in proposing new rules to ensure that meat lockers are keeping dangerous bacteria out of our food products. We believe that the USDA and the Department of Agriculture should continue in their efforts to protect consumers, BUT . . .
We believe that these proposed rules open a wide gap for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and other Agribusiness Lobbyists to succeed in crushing small-scale farms, producers, and businesses.
We believe in fairness.
We believe in supporting local and sustainable food systems.
We believe in supporting our local farmers, small businesses, and producers.
The Agribusiness Lobbyists who dominate the food industry may have a lot more money ââ¬â many more strategically elected ââ¬Åfriendsââ¬Â ââ¬â but WE are a tenacious, passionate, and resolute people.
We will refuse to let our small farms suffer by EASY, one-size-fits-all regulations without our voices being heard.
Protect consumers. Protect our farms, our local processors, and our neighborhood producers.
WE BELIEVE that the right legislation can accomplish BOTH.
WE WILL Take Action:
We know that the USDA is on-track to move forward with these new rules unless they hear from farmers, butchers and the general public. We are going to do THREE things:
1. Sign this petition.
2. Call USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack at 202-720-3631. He needs to know how these proposed rules could negatively impact local and regional food systems and family farmers. These new guidelines run absolutely counter to the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" campaign USDA had been trumpeting.
3. Submit our comments on the draft validation compliance guide. Below are the two ways we'll be sending our comments:
E-mail to DraftValidationGuideComments@fsis.usda.gov or mail to
Docket Clerk USDA
FSIS, Room 2-2127
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
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Campaign (<em>2012</em>): <em>Protect Small Farms from Proposed Safety Rules</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/node/2012</em>
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To: chefemily@ediblesadvocatealliance.org
Subject: Protect Small Farms from Proposed Safety Rules
We do not believe that ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
We believe in food safety. We believe that the US Department of Agriculture has the right intent in proposing new rules to ensure that meat lockers are keeping dangerous bacteria out of our food products. We believe that the USDA and the Department of Agriculture should continue in their efforts to protect consumers, BUT . . .
We believe that these proposed rules open a wide gap for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and other Agribusiness Lobbyists to succeed in crushing small-scale farms, producers, and businesses.
We believe in fairness.
We believe in supporting local and sustainable food systems.
We believe in supporting our local farmers, small businesses, and producers.
The Agribusiness Lobbyists who dominate the food industry may have a lot more money ââ¬â many more strategically elected ââ¬Åfriendsââ¬Â ââ¬â but WE are a tenacious, passionate, and resolute people.
We will refuse to let our small farms suffer by EASY, one-size-fits-all regulations without our voices being heard.
Protect consumers. Protect our farms, our local processors, and our neighborhood producers.
WE BELIEVE that the right legislation can accomplish BOTH.
WE WILL Take Action:
We know that the USDA is on-track to move forward with these new rules unless they hear from farmers, butchers and the general public. We are going to do THREE things:
1. Sign this petition.
2. Call USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack at 202-720-3631. He needs to know how these proposed rules could negatively impact local and regional food systems and family farmers. These new guidelines run absolutely counter to the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" campaign USDA had been trumpeting.
3. Submit our comments on the draft validation compliance guide. Below are the two ways we'll be sending our comments:
E-mail to DraftValidationGuideComments@fsis.usda.gov or mail to
Docket Clerk USDA
FSIS, Room 2-2127
5601 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
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Campaign (<em>2012</em>): <em>Protect Small Farms from Proposed Safety Rules</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/node/2012</em>
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This campaign was created with CitizenSpeak. Visit us online at http://citizenspeak.org
