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Federal Sludge-Labeling Bill **please distribute widely**
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> National Sludge-Labeling Bill
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> ** please distribute widely, especially to safe food, **
> ** sustainable agriculture & vegetarianism lists **
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>The EPA and many states have been deregulating sewage sludge to the point
>where this toxic sludge is now allowed to be dumped on farmlands where food
>is grown. Rather than be treated as a hazardous waste, it is now redefined
>as a nutrient. Even "organic" food can be grown in field where sludge from
>major cities has been dumped. This sludge is highly toxic and sometimes
>even radioactive, since many industries (sometimes even nuclear ones) are
>legally allowed to dump their waste into the sewer system.
>
>The newly-formed National Sludge Alliance is supporting this federal
>legislation which would label sludge-applied foods. Please forward this
>far and wide, since it is virtually unknown and the mainstream
>environmental groups have totally failed to address this issue.
>
>Write your legislators and don't stop!
>
>This and other legislation can be found at the most excellent
>government-info search page: http://thorplus.lib.purdue.edu:8100/gpo/ (go
>to Search GPO Access)
>
>If you need to know how to contact your congresspeople, go here:
>http://www.vote-smart.org/congress/105/
>To find out who your federal (and state) legislators are, go here:
>http://www.vote-smart.org/ (where it asks for your zip code)
>
>For background on sewage sludge, read the "Sludge Hits the Fan" chapter
>from the book "Toxic Sludge is Good for You! -- Lies, Damned Lies and the
>Public Relations Industry" at
>http://www.envirolink.org/issues/sludge/sludge.html
>
>Mike Ewall
>Pennsylvania Environmental Network
>http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/pen
>
>
>105th CONGRESS
> 1st Session
> H.R. 289
>
> To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and
> poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification
> regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry
> raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied.
>
>
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>
> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
>
> January 7, 1997
>
> Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
>Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture,
>for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
>for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
> the committee concerned
>
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
> A BILL
>
>
>
> To amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and
> poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification
> regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry
> raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied.
>
> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
>United States of America in Congress assembled,
>
>SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION TO CONSUMERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED ON LAND
> ON WHICH SEWAGE SLUDGE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
>
> (a) Adulterated Food Under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
>Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342)
>is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
> ``(h)(1) If it is a food (intended for human consumption and
>offered for sale) that was produced, or contains any ingredient that
>was produced, on land on which sewage sludge was applied, unless--
> ``(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land
> terminated more than one year before the date on which the
> production of the food or ingredient on the land commenced;
> ``(B) the food bears a label that clearly indicates that
> the food, or an ingredient of the food, was produced on land on
> which sewage sludge was applied; or
> ``(C) in the case of a raw agricultural commodity or other
> food generally offered for sale without labeling, a sign is
> posted within close proximity of the food to notify consumers
> that the food, or an ingredient of the food, was produced on
> land on which sewage sludge was applied.''.
> (b) Adulterated Food Under Egg Products Inspection Act.--Section
>4(a) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)) is
>amended--
> (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (7);
> (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and
> inserting ``; or''; and
> (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
> ``(9) if it is derived from poultry that are raised, or
> that consume animal feed produced, on land on which sewage
> sludge was applied, unless--
> ``(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land
> terminated more than one year before the date on which
> the poultry began to be raised on the land or the date
> on which the production of the animal feed on the land
> commenced; or
> ``(B) the container bears a label that clearly
> indicates that the egg or egg product was derived from
> poultry that are raised, or that consume animal feed
> produced, on land on which sewage sludge was
> applied.''.
> (c) Adulterated Food Under Federal Meat Inspection Act.--Section
>1(m) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended--
> (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
> (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and
> inserting ``; or''; and
> (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
> ``(10) if it is derived from livestock that grazed, or
> consumed animal feed produced, on land on which sewage sludge
> was applied, unless--
> ``(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land
> terminated more than one year before the date on which
> the livestock began grazing on the land or the date on
> which the production of the animal feed on the land
> commenced;
> ``(B) the carcass, part thereof, meat or meat food
> product bears a label that clearly indicates that the
> livestock grazed, or consumed animal feed produced, on
> land on which sewage sludge was applied; or
> ``(C) in the case of a carcass, part thereof, meat
> or meat food product generally offered for sale without
> labeling, a sign is posted within close proximity of
> the item to notify consumers that the livestock grazed,
> or consumed animal feed produced, on land on which
> sewage sludge was applied.''.
> (d) Adulterated Food Under Poultry Products Inspection Act.--
>Section 4(g) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is
>amended--
> (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (7);
> (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and
> inserting ``; or''; and
> (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
> ``(9) if it is derived from poultry that was raised, or
> that consumed animal feed produced, on land on which sewage
> sludge was applied, unless--
> ``(A) the application of sewage sludge to the land
> terminated more than one year before the date on which
> the poultry began to be raised on the land or the date
> on which the production of the animal feed on the land
> commenced;
> ``(B) the poultry product bears a label that
> clearly indicates that the poultry was raised, or
> consumed animal feed produced, on land on which sewage
> sludge was applied; or
> ``(C) in the case of a poultry product generally
> offered for sale without labeling, a sign is posted
> within close proximity of the item to notify consumers
> that the poultry was raised, or consumed animal feed
> produced, on land on which sewage sludge was
> applied.''.
> (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
>effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
> <all>
>
Michelle Miller
UWEX-Agronomy
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