HEre are my friend the farmer's thoughts:

"Scary. I would hope that this is aimed at agribusiness, but since there have
been so many high-profile contaminations, primarily E. coli, in the past few
years, they're probably under pressure to over-regulate. I think a lot of the
contamination comes from the post-harvest handling of produce, not the growing
methods. The Hepatits- infected tomatoes that killed off Chi-Chi's were from
poor handwashing procedures.

The wording is the issue- what is their definition of "food facility"?
Well, back to chopping Zucchini so I can freeze it..."

There you have it. All in the vague wording. Thinking happy thoughts....

Tom


--- In thesynchronicitygrid@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas J. West"
<tomwest732000@...> wrote:
>
> I have a friend from college who is a small farmer. I asked him for his
first-hand opinion. I'll let you know what he says.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: pam <pam@...>
> To: thesynchronicitygrid@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:59:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [thesynchronicitygrid] Fwd: Breaking News! New Bill (HR2749)
Gives FDA Unheard-of Power over Small Farmers, Food and Supplement Producers
>
>
>
>
>
> Is this the same bill that was problematic because it was so vague -
> talked about food production facilities, which could be anything from
> home vege gardens to major agribusiness complexes? I don't think
> that reading an official release from the government is a good way to
> find out what is really in the bill. It's rather a situation of
> allowing the foxes to guard the henhouses. But that's just MHO.
>
> Pam
>
>
>
> Thomas J. West wrote:
> Any
> >time I see a call to action for our federal government, I always do a
> >little poking. There is always a perception slant, and one needs to
> >discern for one's self what is really happening.
> >
> >>Here is the official release from the Committee on Energy and Commerce:
> >
> >http://tinyurl. com/pzwfec
> >
> >>On that page, this is their summary of the bill (pdf):
> >
> >http://tinyurl. com/nrf5ah
> >
> >>The only thing in the summary that strikes me as threatening to the
> >small farmer is the mandated "annual registration fee of $1,000 in
> >order to generate revenue for food safety activities at the FDA." I
> >know nothing about the farming business and its associated costs, but I
> >know a $1000 registration fee would be incredibly hard on me. Very
> >"1984" - mandated fees that are then used to watch the very business
> >they are extracting money from?
> >
> >>Time we all started growing our own food.
> >
> >>Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >
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