Has anybody sat down and figured out how much food borne illness would be stopped by these schemes, best case. I’d wager that almost all food borne illness comes not from a contaminated source but from mishandling at point of use. One possible plus is that this (if done right) would make it easier to combat attempts to sabotage a major food source, as in terrorism.
Because this bill will put great financial burdens on small farmers and producers, local food sources will quickly stop selling and growing. Food will be controled by large ‘ag groups’ (monsanto,adm,con-agra). Food is now a commodity like oil,gas,and water.
Every major food problem concerning safety in recent years has come from major ‘factory farms’, sent through nationwide distribution systems. This bill will increase that risk.
Local food produced and sold in regional rather than nation-wide systems would greatly reduce the risk of national risks to our food supply. (drought, germ infestations,terrorism. This bill will do just the opposite.
By the way; The congresswoman who sponsored the bill was Rosa deloro. Her husband is the leading lobbyist for Monsanto.