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Food Safety Update: Some Victories Gained, Some Questions Remain
Posted on December 16th, 2009 by admin. Filed under News.
Although recent revisions to the food safety bill S.510 address concerns about environmental standards and traceability requirements, the bill still includes several worrisome regulations that place undue burdens on local food systems. FMC describes the work that still needs to be done to create a bill that is safe both for consumer health and for the viability of small and mid-sized farmers.
From Farm to Fork: What Does Food Safety Look Like on the Ground?
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by admin. Filed under News, Newsletter.
Tenley Weaver and Dennis Dove of Floyd County, Virginia own Full Circle Organic Farm and operate Good Food-Good People, a distributor of local fresh farm food. With food safety legislation pending in Congress, FMC took the opportunity to chat with Tenley about food safety at her farm and distributorship.
PASA Issues Op-Ed on Food Safety
Posted on May 31st, 2009 by admin. Filed under News.
After sending a small delegation to meet with the house staffers drafting the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) issued an op-ed on food safety which lays out their priorities for protecting food safety while not presenting undue burden on small-scale sustainable farms and those who direct market.
White House Establishes Food Safety Working Group
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by admin. Filed under News.
Food safety is a serious topic. Farmers market supporters who want to ensure that food safety policy does not endanger the livelihoods of small direct-marketing farmers, and that regulatory changes are scale-sensitive and focus on the areas of highest risk (large, wholesaling production and processing operations), are encouraged to:
* Watch the opening of the Food Safety Working Group Listening Session at WhiteHouse.gov/live, kicked off by Secretary Sebelius and Secretary Vilsack, the co-chairs of the Working Group.
* Make comments in the White House’s comment form, or let the Working Group know on twitter (hashtag #WHsafefood) or at the white House’s Facebook page.