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Friday, May 22, 2015

A Congressional House committee has voted to get rid of labels on packages of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.


http://www.infowars.com/congress-moves-to-eliminate-labels-showing-consumers-where-meat-comes-from-following-wto-ruling/
Food contamination by E. coli bacteria kills three children in Western Washington in January and February 1993.
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Food contamination by E. coli bacteria kills three children in Western Washington in January and February 1993.
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Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Western States ...
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Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Western States (1993) ... had consumed hamburgers purchased from Jack in the Box restaurants in the days before becoming ill. ... 144 people were hospitalized; 30 developed HUS, and three died.
In January and February 1993, food contamination by E. coli bacteria kills three children in Western Washington. More than 450 persons fall ill after consuming undercooked hamburger or being exposed to infected persons. The source of the contamination will be traced to Jack in the Box Restaurants and to its meat supplier, Von's in California. .
The Vulnerable Young
Between January 3 and January 17, 1993, 50 people, most of them children and most of them in Western Washington, reported to hospitals complaining of severe stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea. Some children had to be placed on dialysis after their kidneys failed. On January 19 alone, 38 people reported the symptoms. Ultimately, three children died, a two-year-old girl from Snohomish County, a two-year-old boy from Tacoma, and a 16-month-old boy from Bellingham. The children died of heart failure brought on by kidney disease. Forty percent of those infected were under the age of six and two thirds were younger than 15.
Many of the sick children were treated at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, which was swamped with more than 45 patients along with a seasonal rush of respiratory cases. Children who survive E. coli illness often develop kidney problems in 10 to 15 years. Some survivors lost organs such as colons and gall bladders which were damaged.
Origin of the Outbreak
The bacterium, officially known as Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Escherichia [Genus] coli [Species]) was traced to undercooked hamburger served at Jack in the Box Restaurants. Full cooking destroys the bacterium. Jack in the Box recalled all meat on January 18, as soon as the outbreak was announced. Some victims did not consume the meat, but were infected at day care centers by others who had. More than 450 cases were reported in Washington and 100 more elsewhere in the West. Investigation by health officials found that Jack in the Box had received the meat from a November 19, 1992, production run at Von's in California. One child in San Diego died in December after eating hamburger from a fast food restaurant there. Jack in the Box offered to pay the medical costs of all the victims.
By the end of March 1993, reports of the illness had stopped. Previously, an E. coli outbreak in Walla Walla County in 1986 had killed two people.
Sources:
"Bacterial Sickness Hits Dozens of Children," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 18, 1993, p. B-1; Robert L. Jamieson and Eric Houston, "Lawsuits Filed Over Burgers," Ibid., January 26, 1993, p. A-1; James L. Eng, "Death Linked to Tainted Burger Food Poisoning," The Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1993, p. 5; Lee Moriwaki and Kay Kasumoto, "Burger Chair Offers to Pay Medical Bills," The Seattle Times, February 1, 1993, p. A-1; Warren King, "State's E. Coli Epidemic Heads Toward 500 Cases," Ibid., February 9, 1993, p. B-1; David Brown, "From Herd to Hamburgers," The Washington Post, February 8, 1993, p. A-3.
By David Wilma, April 08, 2004

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Texas Senate Passes Resolution Reaffirming State Sovereignty, 20-11

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AUSTIN, Texas (Apr. 17, 2015) – On Monday, the Texas Senate passed a resolution serving notice and demand to the federal government to “halt and reverse, effective immediately, its practice of assuming powers and imposing mandates and laws upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States of America.”
Introduced by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) and 15 co-sponsors, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 (SCR1) passed through the state Senate on Apr. 13 by a 20-11 vote.
While non-binding, SCR1 affirms important bedrock principles and firmly establishes the proper relationship between the State of Texas and the federal government.
WHEREAS, Section 1, Article I, Texas Constitution, states that “the perpetuity of the Union depend[s] upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States”; Section 2, Article I, declares, “All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient”
SCR1 also references the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution extensively as the basis for Texas state sovereignty:
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America reads as follows: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”; and
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America defines the total scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the Constitution of the United States of America and no more; and
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America means that the federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent of the states with powers both limited and enumerated…
WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment assures that we, the people of the United States of America and each sovereign state in the Union of States, have always had rights that the federal government may not usurp.
Although this measure is non-binding in a legal sense, and must be built upon in order to halt federal overreach, SCR1 creates a foundation to address federal overreach in the future. SCR1 acts as a cease or desist order to the feds on behalf of the state of Texas. They can either comply, or face further action – including the removal of all compliance and resources to the feds altogether.
For instance, as a landlord, you would not just throw a renter out of your property if they initially do not pay their rent. You would first serve them a notice telling them to remedy the problem. If they don’t comply with that request, you would follow up with further measures until you get the money or kick them out. SCR1 is putting the federal government on notice that unless their unconstitutional behavior changes quickly, ties can and will be severed.
Removing support to the federal government is undeniably legal, as evidenced by several Supreme Court cases with Printz v. US (1997) serving as the cornerstone. In a discussion last year, Judge Andrew Napolitano agreed, suggesting that even a single state refusing to enforce a federal act would make it “nearly impossible” to enforce. And in late 2013, the National Governor’s Association noted that the “states are partners with the federal government in most federal programs.”
This leaves the federal government vulnerable to state-level resistance. The resolution will now be sent to the state House for an opportunity to concur. Should it pass, the future will determine whether it was political posturing or a step in the right direction.



Sunday, April 12, 2015

Another Attempt to Keep Consumers in the DARK: Rep. Pompeo Reintroduces Bill to Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws

We think you should have the right to know what's in the food you eat. Not everyone agrees: http://www.justlabelit.org/…/another-attempt-to-keep-cons…/…
‪#‎These‬ ‪#‎Are‬ ‪#‎Coconspirators‬ with ‪#‎GMO‬ ‪#‎Killers‬

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Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo introduced H.R. 4432 last April. Advocates for the public’s right to know about foods containing GMOs call Pompeo’s bill “the Dark Act” — “Deny Americans the Right to Know Act” — because it would legalize the use of the word “natural” on products containing GMOs. It would also deny every state the choice to pass GMO labeling laws.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/what-are-we-eating-and-who-doesnt-want-us-to-know/203309/







Another Attempt to Keep Consumers in the DARK: Rep. Pompeo Reintroduces Bill to Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws

We think you should have the right to know what's in the food you eat. Not everyone agrees: http://www.justlabelit.org/…/another-attempt-to-keep-cons…/…
‪#‎These‬ ‪#‎Are‬ ‪#‎Coconspirators‬ with ‪#‎GMO‬ ‪#‎Killers‬

http://www.justlabelit.org/press-room/another-attempt-to-keep-consumers-in-the-dark-rep-pompeo-reintroduces-bill-to-preempt-state-gmo-labeling-laws/#.VRQcOgoAsIg.email
Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo introduced H.R. 4432 last April. Advocates for the public’s right to know about foods containing GMOs call Pompeo’s bill “the Dark Act” — “Deny Americans the Right to Know Act” — because it would legalize the use of the word “natural” on products containing GMOs. It would also deny every state the choice to pass GMO labeling laws.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/what-are-we-eating-and-who-doesnt-want-us-to-know/203309/

For Immediate Release: March 25, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., is expected to file legislation in Congress to prevent states from giving their citizens the right to know whether the food they buy was made with genetically modified ingredients, or GMOs.
The Deny Americans the Right-to-Know or DARK Act, as it is called by opponents – would preempt current state laws and block future state action to require GMO labeling. The bill would also make it more difficult for the Food and Drug Administration to ever impose a national mandatory labeling system – something roughly 90 percent of Americans support, according to public opinion polling.
Over the past two years, 30 states have considered more than 70 GMO labeling bills and ballot initiatives. Connecticut, Maine and Vermont led the way, becoming the first states to enact mandatory labeling.
“In the absence of federal action, many states are listening to their citizens and pushing forward with laws to require clear, transparent labeling of GMO foods,” said Katrina Staves, campaign manager for Just Label It. “By reintroducing the DARK Act, Rep. Pompeo is undercutting the rights of states to give their citizens more information about the food they buy and effectively freezing the conversation at the federal level.”
In addition to preempting state action, the DARK Act would make the current, failed voluntary labeling system the “national solution” to labeling. This voluntary system has called for food companies to voluntarily disclose the presence of GMOs in their products since 2001, but to date none has done so.
“Around the world, 64 countries – including the likes of Russia and China – have figured out that labeling foods created in a lab instead of a field is a smart decision,” said Gary Hirshberg, board chairman of Just Label It. “Americans simply want to be afforded the same right – not this thinly veiled proposal that will ultimately provide no new information about how their food was produced. Rep. Pompeo’s so-called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 is a smokescreen, because no company has ever voluntarily labeled the presence of genetically engineered ingredients, and none ever will.”
Nearly 1.5 million Americans have signed a petition to the FDA supporting mandatory GMO labeling, and more than 200 companies and other organizations signed a letter in early 2014 calling on President Obama to make good on his 2007 campaign pledge to require it.
Glyphosate, the main ingredient found in Monsanto’s Roundup, a popular herbicide for GMO crops, was on Friday found to be a probable human carcinogen. This designation by the World Health Organization only amplifies the need to label GMO foods that contain ingredients grown with the use of toxic herbicides, like glyphosate.