{"id":3388,"date":"2016-07-26T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T22:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/?p=3388"},"modified":"2019-04-21T18:17:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T23:17:39","slug":"over-100000-demand-obama-veto-the-dark-act-on-white-house-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/over-100000-demand-obama-veto-the-dark-act-on-white-house-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100,000 Demand Obama Veto the DARK Act on White House Petition"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Over 100,000 Demand Obama Veto the DARK Act on White House Petition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Unionville, CT, July 26, 2016<\/strong> \u2013 Today, GMO Free USA and a national coalition of nonprofits surpassed 100,000 signatures on a<\/span> Whitehouse.gov<\/a> petition demanding that President Obama veto Bill S.764, also known as the DARK Act. The petition reached the signature count in a little over two weeks, making the petition one of the fastest to have reached its goal in the history of the<\/span> Whitehouse.gov<\/a> petition site. Crossing the 100,000 threshold requires a response from the White House.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cVeto the DARK Act (S.764)\u201d petition was created by Stephanie Anderson, candidate for U.S. Congress in Florida\u2019s 23rd<\/sup> District, and has strong support from nonprofits in the food movement, including GMO Free USA, Organic Consumers Association, the Cornucopia Institute and Center for Food Safety. Notable individuals such as former Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Reverend Jesse Jackson are also<\/span> calling on Obama to veto<\/a> the discriminatory and loophole-ridden bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a presidential candidate in 2007, Obama promised to label GMOs: “Here’s what I’ll do as president… We’ll let folks know whether their food has been genetically modified, because Americans should know what they’re buying.” Yet, eight years later, agrichemical industry and Big Food allies in the Senate and House of Representatives have passed legislation to preempt Vermont’s GMO labeling law, forbid states from passing GMO labeling laws in the future, and to let the corporations sidestep the kind of disclosure that an overwhelming majority of Americans have been demanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

GMO Free USA is calling on concerned citizens to call the White House to demand that President Obama veto what is, essentially, a sham GMO labeling bill: 202-456-1414 and 202-456-1111. The petition is still open and anyone who hasn\u2019t signed on is encouraged to do so here:<\/span> https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/\/petition\/veto-dark-act-s764<\/a><\/p>\n

GMO Free USA is a national 501c3 nonprofit that educates consumers and other stakeholders about the potential hazards of GMOs. GMO Free USA advocates for the application of the Precautionary Principle and the removal of GMOs from the food supply until they are proven safe.<\/span> www.gmofreeusa.org<\/a> Press may contact Diana Reeves at 347.921.1466 or<\/span> info@gmofreeusa.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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