Hello Petition Supporters: 

Last week there was an important and groundbreaking briefing for US Congress, their staffs, relevant agencies, and NGOs on the growing problem of radioactive contamination of US food and water and what Congress can do about it.

WHY? Radioactive contamination stands to get worse due to planned ongoing releases of radioactive wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean. Despite this, there are currently no binding FDA standards, very little testing or monitoring that has been made public, a lack of transparency about any such testing, and no labeling or other information available to US consumers about radioactivity in their food that can guide their choices. Food from Japan that exceeds Japan's radioactivity standards and can't be sold there is nonetheless sold and served to US consumers here and to US service men and women overseas. Congress can and should use its oversight of the FDA and other powers to confront and ameliorate this growing public health threat.

A recording of the briefing, transcript, and more is on the briefing webpage.

An article went out on Public News Service immediately following the event which brilliantly ties the issue to domestic concerns.

The briefing featured leading researchers and advocates and was organized by the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network (a project of the National Institute for Science Law & Public Policy) and co-sponsored by Food and Water Watch, San Clemente Green, and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR National and PSR’s Greater Boston, Los Angeles, and SF Bay Area chapters) along with FFAN Coalition members Beyond Nuclear, Citizens for Health, and Ecological Options Network. Special thanks to Moca Media for helping us produce an engaging Congressional briefing webinar.

PLEASE help us keep the momentum and take action and spread the word. 

Thanks for reading, and for your continued support of the campaign.

Take care,

Kim

Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network