Senate Finally Passes Food Safety Overhaul

[Yeggo]

I know a lot of folks on here are against the Food Safety and Modernization Act (S. 510), but since I've taken a particular interest in this bill, just wanted one more idea of what parts of the language of the final legislation - with the Tester-Hagan amendment firmly in place - you took issue with. I can't imagine why every single Democratic member of the Senate, an overwhelming majority of the House, and the president would allow legislation that does half the stuff I've heard claimed that it does. No more organic farming, no more home farming, no more farmer's markets, Washington telling us what to eat. Just wanted an idea of what you think will happen, how I'll notice the bad stuff this bill did. So, fire away.

http://conversation101.squarespace.com/food-safety/2010/11/30/senate-finally-done-with-the-bathroom-food-safety-bill-passe.html

[superduperfarleft]

1. The opposition here was mostly uninformed hysteria. I think this is a good bill. n/t

[PeaceNikki]

3. Yes, there was a HUGE misinformation campaign about it.

[Ian David]

2. Someone on Twitter said this is how Liberals can control the food so they can starve us.

[superduperfarleft]

4. Hence the reason I said it was a good bill.

It's unfortunate that the Acid Mines Amendment was dropped, but you take what you can get.