Under the American Soviet Regime of our Beloved Great Leader Barak Obama only safe, factory produced food will be legal. No more of that nasty organic stuff produced by small local farmers! You must know that only properly supervised government approved giant corporations can safely feed you, and now that will be the law... REJOICE!
Organic, small farmers fret over FDA regulation
Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Craig Lee / The Chronicle
(04-27) 04:00 PDT Washington -- Small farmers in California who have led a national movement away from industrial agriculture face a looming crackdown on food safety that they say is geared to big corporate farms and will make it harder for them to survive.
The small growers, many of whom grow dozens of different kinds of vegetables and fruits, say the inherent benefits of their size, and their sensitivity to extra costs, are being ignored.
They are fighting to carve out a sanctuary in legislation that would bring farmers under the strict purview of the Food and Drug Administration, an agency more familiar with pharmaceuticals than food and local farms.
A bill before the Senate is riding a bipartisan groundswell created by recent outbreaks of E. coli, salmonella and other contamination in everything from fresh spinach to cookie dough.
And the small farmers face opponents in consumer groups, victims of food contamination, large growers and the Obama administration, who say no farm and no food should get a pass on safety.
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