I just read about HR 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 at the FA/RM (Free Agriculture Restore Markets) site. One of the FAQs is:
Q8: I am a raw milk consumer. Is it true that under HR 2749 would give FDA the power to institute a complete ban on the sale of raw milk?
A8: Yes, HR 2749 requires the HHS Secretary to issue “science-based performance standards . . . applicable to foods or food classes.” The Secretary is to “identify the most significant foodborne contaminants and the most significant resulting hazards . . . and to minimize to an acceptable level, prevent or eliminate the occurrence of such hazards.” [8a] FDA would have the power to make pasteurization of all raw milk a performance standard. Based on both its public statements and its record of taking enforcement actions against farmers, FDA is vehemently opposed to the consumption of raw milk and would like to ban its distribution.
Read the rest at FA/RM and sign a petition to end the ban on raw milk.
No More Fresh Vegetables for You!
Not only would the FDA ban raw milk, but if you grew vegetables in your garden and sold them on your sidewalk, you would have to register with the FDA and follow federally-established standards for growing produce. (Like our small farmers don’t have enough to do.)
The government has been trying to shove the NAIS (National Animal Identification System) down our throats and now this. Do you want the government to regulate how your local farmer grows his food? We’d all be hip deep in a devil’s brew of Monsanto chemicals!
The last place we can find healthy food is the small farm, and the government is determined to put them all out of business or tax them to pay for the sins of the huge food corporations. I can’t even begin to express my disgust at the continuing attacks on our nation’s small farms.
