View the petition at http://www.thepetitio....

The FDA is currently conducting an evaluation of food labeling and seeks public input. The public comment period closes on July 28th.

While consumers are showing increasing concern about the origins of their food, food manufacturers remain clearly out of step with the times, fabricating even more fictional marketing claims than ever before, while withholding the essential facts most vital to our health and the health of our planet.

It's time to send the FDA and food industry leaders a clear message: Just give us the important facts about our food and stop spreading confusion and misinformation with frivolous marketing claims!

For me the all important facts about our food break down into the following three categories:

We need to know the facts about biotech practices used in our food. Consumers assume that food in their supermarkets has been raised via conventional farming methods that have been in use for hundreds of years. Nanotechnology and genetic engineering are two major ways the biotech industry has transformed agriculture and food. We have the right to OPT OUT of this experiment. But only through proper labeling is this possible!

We need to know the facts about how our meat and dairy products are raised. Consumers expect meat and dairy products to come from animals raised on farms, not on factory production lines! With an estimated 96% of our meat and dairy raised on factory farms that are some of the world's biggest polluters, proper labeling is critical to making safe, environmentally-sound and humane purchases!

We need to know the facts about pesticides and other toxic chemicals in our food. The President's Cancer Panel published a 240-page report on May 6 that, not only finds a far greater link to cancer in the 80,000 chemicals in use, it also questions the very premise of "safe until proven harmful" under which our system operates. It also recommends organic food to avoid chemical contamination.Consumers have the right to choose products that are free from pesticides or other toxic chemicals that make it into our food.

I will submit the petition results to the FDA before the July 28 deadline. Please act now to ensure your voice is counted!

For more detailed information on the FDA study, see http://www.regulation....

Thank you for helping me out on this.

Robert.