Pledge asks Congress to stand up for consumers’ right to know what’s on the dinner table

Just when we thought that that the World Trade Organization (WTO) couldn’t do worse, it managed to wrap up 2011 with a series of dreadful decisions. The international body ruled against our country-of-origin labels on meat, dolphin-safe labels on tuna, and our ban on candy and clove flavored cigarettes. These are all US consumer policies we rely on to allow us to protect children’s health and make informed decisions. Thanks to such rulings, our government will have to either water down or eliminate these safeguards, or face trade sanctions.

It begs the question: Will this be last holiday season that you have a right to know where your food comes from, and how the environment, animals and people were impacted in its production?

We hope not. The press and Congress may be asleep at the wheel on this issue, but consumers can sound off the alarm by asking their congressional leaders to sign the Consumer Rights Pledge—a pledge to protect policies from the attacks of Big Business and a shameful WTO.

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[Gemma Arterton]

It begs the question: Will this be last holiday season that you have a right to know where your food comes from, and how the environment, animals and people were impacted in its production?