To: The Massachusetts State House, The Massachusetts State Senate, Governor Charlie Baker, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Support for Massachusetts GMO Labeling Bills
We the undersigned fully support the following MA State GMO bills HD 133 and HD 134, being introduced in the Massachusetts General Court, the legislative body representing MA citizens, during the legislative year 2013.
HD 133, An Act relative to the labeling of food.
HD 134, An Act relative to the labeling of seed.
The following state representatives have signed on to co-sponsor these bills.
IF YOUR MA STATE REPRESENTATIVE is not on this list contact your Representative today.
MA voters use this link to find out who to contact to tell your legislator to support these bills:
http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx
Representatives supporting the Food Bill :
Rep. Story
Rep. Provost
Rep. Mark
Rep. Kocot
Rep. Farley-Bouvier
Rep. Keefe
Sen. Brownsberger
Rep. Sannicandro
Rep. Madden
Representatives Supporting the Seed bill:
Rep. Story
Rep. Provost
Rep. Keefe
Sen. Brownsberger
Rep. Scibak
Rep. Farley-Bouvier
Rep. Madden
Please sign this petition and call your MA State Representative!
HD 133, An Act relative to the labeling of food.
HD 134, An Act relative to the labeling of seed.
The following state representatives have signed on to co-sponsor these bills.
IF YOUR MA STATE REPRESENTATIVE is not on this list contact your Representative today.
MA voters use this link to find out who to contact to tell your legislator to support these bills:
http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/MyElectionInfo.aspx
Representatives supporting the Food Bill :
Rep. Story
Rep. Provost
Rep. Mark
Rep. Kocot
Rep. Farley-Bouvier
Rep. Keefe
Sen. Brownsberger
Rep. Sannicandro
Rep. Madden
Representatives Supporting the Seed bill:
Rep. Story
Rep. Provost
Rep. Keefe
Sen. Brownsberger
Rep. Scibak
Rep. Farley-Bouvier
Rep. Madden
Please sign this petition and call your MA State Representative!
Why is this important?
Several states have tried to pass laws requiring GMO (genetically altered food and seeds) to be labeled for consumers purchasing food or seed for gardens. ALL of the state legislation has been defeated at the state levels by corporate food growers!
WE Know this there will be a corporate backlash to these bills again, however, Massachusetts citizens will not be deterred this time.
WE HAVE A CONSUMER RIGHT TO LABELING OF GMO PRODUCTS!
The increase in learning disabilities, children on the Autusim Spectrum, depression in children over the past 15 years correlates with food changes made in the American food supply of GMO products, as as a variety of health problems in adults.
Massachusetts Representative Ellen Story from Amherst has re-introduced 2 GMO Labeling bills.
Massachusetts has 2 newly introduced bills:
HD 133, An Act relative to the labeling of food. This bill would require that any food product exposed for sale in the Commonwealth that is genetically engineered, or derived from genetically engineered, be labeled as such.
HD 134, An Act relative to the labeling of seed.
This bill would require that any seed or agricultural products exposed for sale in the Commonwealth which have been genetically engineered, or derived from genetically engineered material, be labeled in a manner conforming with other existing labeling laws for wholesale and agricultural products.
WE Know this there will be a corporate backlash to these bills again, however, Massachusetts citizens will not be deterred this time.
WE HAVE A CONSUMER RIGHT TO LABELING OF GMO PRODUCTS!
The increase in learning disabilities, children on the Autusim Spectrum, depression in children over the past 15 years correlates with food changes made in the American food supply of GMO products, as as a variety of health problems in adults.
Massachusetts Representative Ellen Story from Amherst has re-introduced 2 GMO Labeling bills.
Massachusetts has 2 newly introduced bills:
HD 133, An Act relative to the labeling of food. This bill would require that any food product exposed for sale in the Commonwealth that is genetically engineered, or derived from genetically engineered, be labeled as such.
HD 134, An Act relative to the labeling of seed.
This bill would require that any seed or agricultural products exposed for sale in the Commonwealth which have been genetically engineered, or derived from genetically engineered material, be labeled in a manner conforming with other existing labeling laws for wholesale and agricultural products.