Senate Bill 3128

Don't let it happen

Stop the National Uniformity for Food Act before it gets started.

In 2006, the pro-big-business House of Representatives passed HR 4167, the National Uniformity for Food Act and sent it on to the Senate, where it died from lack of action. If S 3128 had been passed by the Senate, the legislation would have wiped out hundreds of State food safety labeling laws.

Passage of this legislation would have guarantee uniformly greater profits for the food industry and uniformly lower food standards and less meaningful food labeling information for us all.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association orchestrated House Bill H.R.4167 and Senate Bill S 3128 which together would have wipe out State food labeling laws that exceed Federal standards, and prohibit any new State or Municipal legislation that exceeds Federal standards. If passed, we would have had less regulation and less labeling; eliminating critical State and Municipal laws that protect consumer health, and reducing all standards to the minimal standards promulgated by the Federal government.
We expect that this legislation will be reintroduced in the 2007 Congress, so let us stop it before it gets stared. To do so, contact your Congressperson and both of your Senators NOW and ask them to oppose the reintroduction of the National Uniformity for Food Act.
It's easy. Click here for a list of Web pages, addresses, and phone numbers of all U.S. Senators. You can also call your Senators' local offices or call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for the offices of your Senators.
The message is simple: Any legislator who promotes this legislation is putting special interests before the interests of his or her constituents.
Click here to read more about the National Uniformity for Food Act of 2005 and more about what you can do to keep it from becoming law.
For up-to-date Senate action on the 2006 bills, go to http://www.help.senate.gov/Bills.html and click on S 3128. On October 22, 2006 we found the following:
S.3128
Title: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for
uniform food safety warning notification requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 5/25/2006)      Cosponsors (19)
Related Bills: H.R.4167
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2006 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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COSPONSORS(19), ALPHABETICAL:
Sen Allen, George [VA] - 9/6/2006     Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] - 7/21/2006
Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] - 9/21/2006    Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] - 6/14/2006
Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] - 6/14/2006    Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] - 7/28/2006
Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] - 9/12/2006     Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] - 6/14/2006
Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] - 9/26/2006    Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] - 9/12/2006
Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] - 7/13/2006       Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] - 6/14/2006
Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] - 6/14/2006      Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE]- 5/25/06
Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] - 5/25/2006         Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] - 7/21/2006
Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL] - 7/25/2006    Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] - 9/13/2006
Sen Vitter, David [LA] - 9/28/2006

Any legislator who supports this legislation will be putting special interests before public interest.