Cattlemen tell the U.S. Senators that three weaknesses in our food policies are causing food safety crisis: industrial production, international standards, and the HACCP strategy.
Sound U.S. Food Safety Standards were Weakened When Congress Acquiesced to International Standards that Prohibit It From Targeting Food Safety Problems Originating in Foreign Countries with Stricter Standards says Max Thornsberry, President of R-CALF.
Citing failure to address root causes, the R-CALF cattlemen’s association asks Senators not to pass food safety bill S 510.
Homesteader, Chrys Ostrander suggests Consumer Groups supporting the food safety bill, need to make their support contingent on protecting small farms.
The founder of a Pennsylvania Farmers market, Tom Maurer speaks out against the food safety bills, saying they veil a hidden marketing agenda.
Wildlife and their habitat are being destroyed to address food safety problems. This article by Jim Bynum explains why wild boars are scapegoats to hide a dirty secret–contaminated water being used on industrial farms.
photo credit: Kongharald Food Safety Bills- Misdiagnosis Strikes Again © Doreen Hannes 2009 Houston, We DO Have a Problem…… Is there a problem in our food supply? Most people would hazard to guess that yes, there are more issues now than in the past several decades. And they would be correct. So how has this [...]
The House recently passed a new food safety bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new power and more money. According to recently discovered documents, this will do nothing to protect our food. Since 1980 it has been the official national policy to dispose of sewage waste on grazing land, fruits and vegetables, parks school grounds and home lawns.
Milk Industry Addiction to White Powder May Cause Dairymen to Lose the Farm–Lancaster Farming Reports that state lawmakers are wrestling with the milk price drop that threatens to put 25-30% of conventional dairies out of business. An interesting quote in the article says that the increasing trend of adding milk protein concentrates (MPC) to processed milk is to blame for the plummeting prices paid to farmers.
Political corruption, hardened criminals, corporate greed, toxic food, innocent victims and controversy, the Prison Soy lawsuit has to be the most fascinating project I have ever worked on. It has all the elements for a riveting 48 Hours episode or gritty 60 Minutes expose.
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