S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act, gives broad powers to the FDA to regulate small farms and gardens. This places costly burdens to adhere to new rules and increased taxes on small-scale entrepreneurs at a time when we can least afford it.
Despite the fact that recent food scares have not been linked to this small corner of agriculture, S. 510 threatens to put them out of business. In reality, it has been overlapping and inconsistent oversight that have let problems slip by. S. 510 only brings additional waste to an already bloated system.
It also comes with a hefty price tag of $1.4 billion between 2011 and 2015 and 17,000 new bureaucrats to oversee these new powers.
On November 2nd voters around the country send a resound No to more government and more spending. This flies in the face of that message. I urge you to vote NO on S. 510.
http://action.freedomworks.org/3736/tell-congress-hands-off-our-gardens/
You can edit your message to suit you and they are immediately sent by email.
OR call your Senators NOW!
Safe FEAST Act hr 1332 [aka Famine Act. House version of ‘Safe Food’]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2634952/posts
[Apparently not passed yet.]
Senate Delays S 510 Food safety Bill Vote Until Tuesday
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2634829/posts