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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Major Victory for family farmers, sustainable agriculture: Food Safety Bill Passes with Family Farm Protections
  • Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:24:48 -0500

On 12/3/2010 7:43 PM, Killian O'Brien wrote:
""In order to qualify for exemption, he points out that small
producers must file three years of detailed financial records,
detailed hazard analysis plans, and detailed proof of compliance with
local, county and state laws. Then, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services must approve each exemption.

...How many "food producers" who donate food to the homeless, or who
supply homemade products at bake sales, county fairs, church bazaars,
and community picnics are going to bother with such
hyper-regulation?"

Yes, the exemption must be automatic, without conditions, with
revocation requiring evidence and a hearing to determine wrong-doing.
It must include the opportunity to correct inadvertent problems. Big
Ag has been responsible for every major food illness outbreak I am
aware of (If anyone knows of any coming from small farms, and
especially very small farms, please let me know.), so they need to
have an excuse for there not to be an alternative market that is
healthier both in terms of energy consumption, pollution and food
quality.

That is, they know they cannot compete, so are eliminating the
competition via this bill.

Cheers,

Killian O'Brien PRI-De admin@pri-de.org (313) 647-4015

killiankob@yahoo.com (760) 617-4693

Thanks Killian! First class post. You are right on track!!!




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