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  • From: Leigh Hauter <bullrunfarm AT hughes.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Food Safety bill becomes law
  • Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:47:55 -0500

The food safety bill has passed both the house and senate and awaits the president's signature.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F12%2F22%2FMNJB1GU113.DTL
or
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122104466.html
and
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122105212.html

The bill included the tester amendment language that exempts growers and producers with less than $500,000 in annual sales and who sell either within a state or within 275 miles of their location.

Its important to note that contrary to recent claims, small farmers and producers do not have to go through and application process to be exempted.




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