singular_me
13th September 2015, 11:46 AM
although suing may not be the right action, I like this.
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USDA sued for violating FOIA, denying Americans the right to know the harmful effects of GMOs
13th September 2015
LAWSUIT MOTION
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/aphis-foia-complaint_36583.pdf
(NaturalNews) A food activist organization has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that one of its agencies is in violation of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provisions after failing to provide requested documents.
The Center for Food Safety, in its suit against the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, said the agency has ignored FOIA requests for records related to genetically engineered crops by unlawfully delaying responses and withholding public disclosure of information.
As reported by Sustainable Pulse, the suit charges that APHIS has failed to provide timely responses to at least 29 separate FOIA requests or appeals. In addition, the suit claims that of those cases, the agency has failed to provide a final response to ten requests and two appeals.
The suit is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order APHIS to promptly provide the center with requested information and to further order the agency to end its practice of failing to
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/051156_GMOs_Freedom_of_Information_Act_USDA.html#i xzz3ldrD7hnR
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USDA sued for violating FOIA, denying Americans the right to know the harmful effects of GMOs
13th September 2015
LAWSUIT MOTION
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/files/aphis-foia-complaint_36583.pdf
(NaturalNews) A food activist organization has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that one of its agencies is in violation of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provisions after failing to provide requested documents.
The Center for Food Safety, in its suit against the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, said the agency has ignored FOIA requests for records related to genetically engineered crops by unlawfully delaying responses and withholding public disclosure of information.
As reported by Sustainable Pulse, the suit charges that APHIS has failed to provide timely responses to at least 29 separate FOIA requests or appeals. In addition, the suit claims that of those cases, the agency has failed to provide a final response to ten requests and two appeals.
The suit is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order APHIS to promptly provide the center with requested information and to further order the agency to end its practice of failing to
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/051156_GMOs_Freedom_of_Information_Act_USDA.html#i xzz3ldrD7hnR