[Market-farming] HEADS UP! It will soon be illegal togrowyourownfood!!

Mark Abner wizard1 at ctsbroadband.com
Mon Mar 16 18:15:34 EDT 2009


any product that contains meat or meat products has to be inspected by FDA

Mark
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[mailto:market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Bill Bradshaw
  Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 5:55 PM
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togrowyourownfood!!


  We have a small food mfg. co. If this is true why are we inspected both by
the State and the FDA?
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Owsley lucy
    To: Market Farming
    Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 16:14
    Subject: Re: [Market-farming] HEADS UP! It will soon be illegal to
growyourownfood!!


    Here is yet more reason not to worry about this bill


      I pulled this from the OEFFA list serv:



    Hey everyone-
    There have been a lot of questions about this, so I thought I would
respond to the whole forum.  H.R. 875 deals with the FDA.  FDA only
regulates items that are involved in Interstate Commerce.  This is the
authority that FDA is given in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.  Anything
that is grown, processed or sold within a state is subject to regulation by
the state, not the FDA.  The FDA only regulates fruits, vegetables and other
processed foods. It does not cover foods regulated by the USDA (beef, pork,
poultry, lamb, catfish, eggs.)


    I'm glad that there has been a lot of interest in these bills.  We're on
the same side on this issue.  I used to work on a small farm in Ohio, and
Food & Water Watch is a member of OEFFA.  Our mission is to fight the
corporate control of the food system, which includes constantly battling the
big guys like Monsanto, Cargill, Tyson, ADM, JBS, etc. etc., that have a
stranglehold on the food system, and are able to push through regulations
that benefit their bottom lines and hurt the small to mid-sized farmers.
This bill will only affect farmers that are selling across State lines.
This bill will have far more impact on reigning in large corporations that
have gone unchecked and uninspected under the current FDA than on most small
and organic farms.


    Hope this helps.
    Thanks,
    Sarah Alexander




    Lucy Goodman
    Boulder Belt Eco-Farm
    Eaton, OH
    http://boulderbelt.blogspot.com








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