Comments on: House Passes Landmark Food Safety Bill. Is It Safe to Eat Again? http://civileats.com/2009/07/31/house-passes-landmark-food-safety-bill-is-it-safe-to-eat-again/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:51:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FoodRenegade http://civileats.com/2009/07/31/house-passes-landmark-food-safety-bill-is-it-safe-to-eat-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 FoodRenegade Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:38:34 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4561#comment-3832 When I first heard about how the bill passed, I was thankful for the assurances of Rep. Dingell and many of the hopeful alterations to the bill that passed with it which seemed likely to protect smaller farmers. But, I hadn't actually <em>read</em> the bill. Not long after my post went up in which I expressed this relief, one of my readers (who had the final version of the bill in front of her) went through the trouble of pointing out everything still wrong with it -- all the ways it would be devastating to small scale producers. Her summary is in comment #3 on <a href="http://www.foodrenegade.com/hr-2749-passes-with-some-reassuring-language/" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. We <em>must</em> make sure these issues are addressed in the Senate version of the bill! All the best, ~KristenM (AKA FoodRenegade) When I first heard about how the bill passed, I was thankful for the assurances of Rep. Dingell and many of the hopeful alterations to the bill that passed with it which seemed likely to protect smaller farmers. But, I hadn’t actually read the bill.

Not long after my post went up in which I expressed this relief, one of my readers (who had the final version of the bill in front of her) went through the trouble of pointing out everything still wrong with it — all the ways it would be devastating to small scale producers. Her summary is in comment #3 on this post.

We must make sure these issues are addressed in the Senate version of the bill!

All the best,
~KristenM
(AKA FoodRenegade)

]]> By: Jen http://civileats.com/2009/07/31/house-passes-landmark-food-safety-bill-is-it-safe-to-eat-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 Jen Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:26:34 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4561#comment-3821 I agree with the three previous posts. I wonder what the numbers are for people dieing from eating homemade/local vs. government inspected processing plants. I agree with the three previous posts. I wonder what the numbers are for people dieing from eating homemade/local vs. government inspected processing plants.

]]> By: Chris S. http://civileats.com/2009/07/31/house-passes-landmark-food-safety-bill-is-it-safe-to-eat-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3778 Chris S. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:56:33 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4561#comment-3778 I agree with the two previous posts - The potential negative impacts of this bill on small food producers could be huge! In thinking about my local Farmer's Market in central VA, I believe at least half of the vendors would not be willing to spend the $500/year PLUS preparation of a risk assessment plan, food safety plan, and tracking of all ingredients, customers, etc. Technically, bake sales will be a thing of the past (but we can still buy chemically preserved Girl Scout Cookies!). This is a bad bill; good intentioned (maybe) - but still bad!! I agree with the two previous posts – The potential negative impacts of this bill on small food producers could be huge! In thinking about my local Farmer’s Market in central VA, I believe at least half of the vendors would not be willing to spend the $500/year PLUS preparation of a risk assessment plan, food safety plan, and tracking of all ingredients, customers, etc.
Technically, bake sales will be a thing of the past (but we can still buy chemically preserved Girl Scout Cookies!).
This is a bad bill; good intentioned (maybe) – but still bad!!

]]> By: Suzanne http://civileats.com/2009/07/31/house-passes-landmark-food-safety-bill-is-it-safe-to-eat-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3777 Suzanne Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:21:21 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4561#comment-3777 Agreed about small and family farmers being at risk for forced industrialization. This is not a good bill. They did not address our issues. There are many new threats to organics and this is now in the top five. I hope it never becomes law. Agreed about small and family farmers being at risk for forced industrialization. This is not a good bill. They did not address our issues. There are many new threats to organics and this is now in the top five. I hope it never becomes law.

]]> By: SaticoyRoots http://civileats.com/2009/07/31/house-passes-landmark-food-safety-bill-is-it-safe-to-eat-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3775 SaticoyRoots Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:06:48 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4561#comment-3775 Food safety is important and this bill was well-intended. But the net result is likely that increased industrialization will be forced upon the smaller/family/organic farmers and food artisans that so many have hoped would turn the tide against a highly industrialized food system. Nice idea, but bad, bad policy. Food safety is important and this bill was well-intended. But the net result is likely that increased industrialization will be forced upon the smaller/family/organic farmers and food artisans that so many have hoped would turn the tide against a highly industrialized food system. Nice idea, but bad, bad policy.

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