Action Alert – Stop Monsanto’s Attempt to Force Bovine Growth Hormone on Consumers
The messages we’ve sent and phone calls we’ve made to Pennsylvania’s governor Ed Rendell have had a significant effect in putting a temporary hold on Pennsylvania’s proposed ban on all types of rBGH-free labeling. There are serious negotiations going on now and we should have some major news before Christmas. THANK YOU for taking action - it’s having an effect!
Ohio also has a committee looking at this issue and may consider a labeling ban like Pennsylvania’s. Their committee is more balanced than PA’s (it has at least three people opposed to rBGH) but get this: There is only one person out of 20 on the committee listed as a consumer, even though labeling is primarily a consumer issue. This “consumer” was, until recently, a Monsanto field representative in Ohio that sold rBGH. Moreover, nearly all the dairy farmers on the committee use rBGH, even though a large majority of farmers throughout the nation don’t use it.
The antidote to the poison of undue corporate influence is massive public response - PLEASE send a message to Ohio’s governor, Ted Strickland, to let him know that the nation is watching them too. And please act soon, since Ohio is moving very quickly and may make a decision by the end of this year. THANK YOU!
And please do this again: FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE YOU KNOW AND ASK THEM TO ALSO SEND A MESSAGE. Our rights as consumers and citizens are being threatened again - we must stand up to Monsanto and their bedfellows.
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The contact information is:
To send an e-mail, go to the governor’s website: http://governor2.ohio.gov/.
Then click on “Contact us” on the right hand side and you can send your e-mail. To telephone the governor’s office call: 614-466-3555
To mail a letter, use this address:
Governor Ted Strickland
Governor’s Office
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
