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Food safety: Are some farms and processors too small to fail?
The reopening of my neighborhood farmers’ market two weeks ago felt like a turn to heaven after months in supermarket purgatory. Irregularly shaped lettuce! Fish caught yesterday! Milk in glass bottles! With these fine products in mind, a recent guest editorial in the Lansing Michigan paper grabbed my attention. “Shouldn’t Mom be allowed to sell her apple Continue Reading
Industry Calls For Stronger Consumer Protections On Mad Cow
76 Cattle Industry Groups Are Calling for Stronger Protections Against Mad Cow Disease
Chi Tribune Article on E. coli in Beef
beef, e. coli, usda
Working with the Sustainable Community to Make Food Safety a Reality
CU believes that FDA food safety reform legislation will not hamper the development of sustainable agriculture.
CU Tells House to Make Our Food Safe!!
Consumers Union with the Make Our Food Safe coalition has just sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to: …pass H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (FSEA) before the August district work period.
Obama Administration Working Group on Food Safety
Working group releases report on what is needed.
Good Grief! Could it be true? UPDATED
The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FCLDF), a group primarily devoted to preserving the right to sell raw milk, has mounted a vociferous internet campaign to defeat HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act (FSEA), alleging that the bill will hurt small farms. The bill was recently received unanimous approval from the House Energy Continue Reading
Prescription for New FDA Head
Is this appropriately named appointee the key to overhauling America’s Food Safety system?
Tracing food from farm to table
We’ve been saying that food would be safer if the nation implemented existing technologies to trace food from farm to table. Now The Washington Post is saying it, too!
