<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Folks,<br></div>Please take a moment to submit your comments on this dangerous bill for small farmers:<br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">The newly proposed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) poses an<u> enormous </u>threat to sustainable agriculture.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Please join RAFI and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in taking action <u>today</u> in support of regulations that are fair to both farmers and consumers!</span></span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal">It
is time to speak up for safe food regulations that are not tailored for
industrial food production, but include the preservation and progress
of sustainable food. </span><br>
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<span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold">The FDA is seeking comments from the public - that's you!</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"> <br>
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The #1 most important thing you can do to help fix FSMA is take a few
minutes RIGHT NOW to submit a comment to FDA either online or through
the mail.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal">Farmers need your help-- and yes, your voice <em>does</em> matter.</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><a href="http://rafiusa.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=370e26346c13c51b7e2e13b17&id=d125d87fa8&e=2b5cf2ff67" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(51,102,153);font-weight:normal" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">**Click here to submit a comment to the FDA.** </span></a></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal">Thank you for taking a few minutes of your day to defend sustainable agriculture and support family farmers.<br>
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Sincerely,</span></span></span></p>
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<span style><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Scott Marlow</span></span></span></p>
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<span style><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="font-size:15px;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Executive Director</span><br>
RAFI-USA</span></span></p></div>