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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>
  • To: Market Farming <marketfarming@lists.ibiblio.org>, permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Fwd: Re: [SANET-MG] SB.510 status update
  • Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:23:53 -0500


To clarify my recent posts about S.510:

The bill is flawed and should be rewritten but in its present form it contains valuable amendments that might not be included in a new version of the bill, should S510 not be passed this time. This means that we need to support S510 as it is WITH THE TWO VITAL AMENDMENTS, TESTER-HAGAN AND THE MANAGERS AMENDMENT INCLUDED, not deleted which the Republicans are trying to do.

Please urge your senators to support S.510 with amendments and pass the bill
in the forthcoming vote.
Go to Food Democracy Now and send the form letter to them and call them using
the telephone numbers given.
It autodetects your location and provides your own senators contact
information.

Food Democracy Now | Mayhem on the Hill, Big Ag Declares War on Food Safety
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/call/mayhem_on_the_hill/?akid=231.181984.akKMH3&rd=1&t=2

That's it as I see it.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] SB.510 status update
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:12:03 -0500
From: Lawrence F. London, Jr. <lflj@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Reply-To: lflj@bellsouth.net
Organization: Venaura Farm
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

On 11/19/2010 1:13 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

http://www.naturalnews.com/030441_food_safety_Senate_bill.html

And the critical paragraph in this page is:

"(NaturalNews) At 10:30 today, the U.S. Senate picks up its debate on the issue of
S.510, the "Food Safety and
Modernization Act" which is really a wolf in sheep's clothing. It would grant
the FDA new, tyrannical powers that could
be used to criminalize backyard gardening, outlaw saving seeds, imprison
people who sell raw milk and oppress food
freedom throughout the country."

Yet more on S510 from Food Democracy Now:

Food Democracy Now | Mayhem on the Hill, Big Ag Declares War on Food Safety
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/call/mayhem_on_the_hill/?akid=231.181984.akKMH3&rd=1&t=2
http://action.fooddemocracynow.org

"Yesterday family farmers won an historic victory when a compromise was
reached on the Tester Amendment that offered
protections for family-scale farm operations. Now Big Ag is throwing a
tantrum and is desperately trying to kill the
landmark Food Safety Modernization Act. Even worse, Senator Coburn (R-OK) is
playing chicken with the American people's
health by demanding a ridiculous amendment to ban earmark spending through
2013. America can no longer endure inaction
on this important piece of legislation! Each year more than 5,000 people die
and 76 million are sickened from foodborne
outbreaks."

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And obviously 99.9999% of which: "Each year more than 5,000 people die and 76
million are sickened from foodborne
outbreaks." is caused by large corporate farms, not small farmers, backyard
gardeners, farmers market vendors
and individuals involved in direct sales of farm products.




  • [permaculture] Fwd: Re: [SANET-MG] SB.510 status update, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 11/19/2010

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