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Representative Peter Welch
United States House of Representatives
111th Congress, 2nd Session
Washington, DC 20515 
(202) 224-3121

Dear Vermont Representative Peter Welch,

	It has come to my attention that the current Food Safety Act has two bills, H.R. 2749 and H.R. 759, which require immediate opposition.  These bills within the act are highly supportive of genetic modification of foods, and will quickly replace small scale farms with industrial ones. 
	Bill H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, is the first and only food safety bill that has received a hearing and made its way out of a health subcommittee (FDA 2009).  This emphasizes its importance and the need to be opposed quickly.  This bill needs to be stopped because it fails to effectively reform the industrial food system, it will detrimentally impact small farms and food production facilities as well as local artisans who will be unfairly burdened with a one-size-fits-all regulatory system.  The bill additionally will bolster the power of the Food and Drug Administration, allowing them to diminish restraints and make disconcerting provisions.  For an example, HR 2749 will give the FDA the power to directly regulate the methods by which crops are raised and harvested, essentially handing complete and total control of every farming operation to the federal government (FDA 2009). Looking at Bill H.R. 759, The FDA Globalization Act introduced by Representative John Dingell on January 28, 2009, would grant full authority to the FDA to set minimum, science based standards for what it deems the safe production and harvesting of produce in the global market (FDA 2009). This bill is similar in that it puts industrial sized farms in balance with small scale family and organic farms.  
Genetically engineered foods will become wider spread as the small scale farms are put out of business and this poses a major threat to human health and the environment.  Please re-consider signing these bills before it is too late.  I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
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References
"H.R. 759-111th Congress: Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009."
GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) (FDA), 2009. Retrieved on March 18, 2010 from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-759.