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| Author: | Doug [ Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | The End of Organic Farming? - part 2 |
It is worth reading this legislation, but here is one section that shows how bad this legislation can be if it becomes law: SEC. 206.(c) Regulations- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and representatives of State departments of agriculture, shall promulgate regulations to establish science-based minimum standards for the safe production of food by food production facilities. Such regulations shall-- (1) consider all relevant hazards, including those occurring naturally, and those that may be unintentionally or intentionally introduced; (2) require each food production facility to have a written food safety plan that describes the likely hazards and preventive controls implemented to address those hazards; (3) include, with respect to growing, harvesting, sorting, and storage operations, minimum standards related to fertilizer use, nutrients, hygiene, packaging, temperature controls, animal encroachment, and water; (4) include, with respect to animals raised for food, minimum standards related to the animal’s health, feed, and environment which bear on the safety of food for human consumption; (5) provide a reasonable period of time for compliance, taking into account the needs of small businesses for additional time to comply; (6) provide for coordination of education and enforcement activities by State and local officials, as designated by the Governors of the respective States; and (7) include a description of the variance process under subsection (d) and the types of permissible variances which the Administrator may grant under such process. H.R. 875 is called the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 and you can find the full text of the bill here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtex ... l=h111-875 |
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