Thread: Food bill in New Zealand takes away human right to grow food

New food bill in New Zealand takes away human right to grow food

InvestmentWatch
November 23, 2011

I was shocked to learn from a friend on the weekend that a new Food Bill is being brought in here in New Zealand. The new bill will make it a privilege and not a right to grow food.

I find two aspects of this bill alarming. The first is the scope and impact the new bill has, and secondly that it has all happened so quietly. There has been VERY little media coverage, on a bill which promises to jeopardise the future food security of the country.

I read that the bill is being brought in because of the WTO, which of course has the US FDA behind it, and of course that is influenced by big business (Monsanto and other players). It looks like this NZ food bill will pave the way to reduce the plant diversity and small owner operations in New Zealand, for example by way of controlling the legality of seed saving and trading/barter/giving away; all will be potentially illegal. The best website to read about the problems with the new bill is http://nzfoodsecurity.org (I have no connection with this website)

Here are some snippets:

- It turns a human right (to grow food and share it) into a government-authorised privilege that can be summarily revoked.

- It makes it illegal to distribute “foodâ€

you better be paying attention America....

they already tried it here

Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrown Food http://www.infowars.com/senate-bill-s51 ... rown-food/

Senate Bill S 510 Food Safety Modernization Act vote imminent: Would outlaw gardening and saving seeds http://www.infowars.com/senate-bill-s-5 ... ing-seeds/