betterthanabox
Senior Cook
What do you guys think about the new food safety bill?
Here's a link to a report on the bill:
Senate Approves Sweeping New Food Safety Bill in Bipartisan Vote - AboutLawsuits.com
Isn't this what the FDA is for? sounds like more guvmint to me.
It makes one wonder how we managed to survive through the centuries without all the "safety" features we employ today.
I have done a little reading, and this bill essentally allows Homeland Security to control the food supply. It is cause for concern it you utilize local farms and grow your own foods. While in some ways it will help to promote safety, but it will also take the home out of homegrown, buy holding mid-sized farms to the standards of commercial farms. I am ok with taking a chance to have raw milk or buy my honey that doesn't come from a bear. I would prefer to know where my food comes from and develop relationships with the grower.
Many did not survive.It makes one wonder how we managed to survive through the centuries without all the "safety" features we employ today.
Many did not survive.
Visit my blog for more info, the senate passed a bill last night that puts Homeland Security in charge of farming. Some are saying that it is going to kill the family farm, others are saying that it will drive the cost of food way up, and there are thoughts that GMOs will be very common on our shelves.