[Kartographer]

I have tried and tried to warn people that this government means to use food as a weapon to force compliance with its will, but may on hear thought I was nuts, they think that the free market will save them, that there's no need for strategic stock plies of food. Between this bill, the fact that there are no longer food reserves being held and with the Chinese so flush with dollars that they will be able to buy the bread right out of our mouths those not prepared will have a long road to hoe. Those of you claiming silver and gold are the answer try eating it. When bread is scarce available and you have a loaf how much are you going to be willing to sell it for? Food, guns and ammo.
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[the invisib1e hand]

some background for those of us in Rio Linda?

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[oldfart]

BOOKMARK

[EverOnward]

bump for later read

[ApplegateRanch]

And that exclusion for farms??? Gone! And that includes you organic idiots who thought you had kissed enough behinds to have your industry excluded.

The newly revised bill that appeared overnight after the original was defeated 29th of July, now includes all those farms we were told would not be affected by this legislation.

The entire HR 2749 bill was completely wiped and replaced with an amendment that was the text of another bill similar to, but far more lethal than the first.

[wintertime]

Ok....Could someone give me a thumbnail sketch of what this bill will do?

[DieHard the Hunter]

So how does this work? “Turn over your guns or no food?”

[JDoutrider]

Marker

[Eva]

This same Democrats who opposed the Obamacare were under fire from constituents for the farm bill, er...uh, food safety bill.

So, I’ve been trying to figure out if they caved on this one to appease Pelosi, or if Pelosi pushed this threw to punish them. Maybe a little of both.

[CatDancer]

I know a lot of people were in this survival mode 10 years ago and learned to prep very well. Maybe there’s a purpose in everything we’re led to do; maybe 1999 was a trial run. The minute I saw the information on this bill, the gears clunked into place in my head. Maybe it’s TB2000 time again ... this time for real. We better get up to snuff.

[mojitojoe]

Michele Bachmann voted yes?????????????? Why?

[Rodamala]

good to see so much response to this thread. then topic was posted after the vote but there wasn’t this sort of response.

i hope this is a real wakeup call to the libtard organic eatin’ obamites.

hopefully public outrage will spill over and NAIS will get mainstream exposure.

[spodefly]

The first time someone growing tomatoes in their backyard gets hassled by some bureaucrat from the “Department of Food”, I raise the black flag and start slitting throats. Swear to God.

[B-Chan]

H.R.2749

Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15]
(introduced 6/8/2009)

Cosponsors (5)

Related Bills: H.RES.691

Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 Passed/agreed to in House.

Status: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 283 - 142 (Roll no. 680).

House Reports: 111-234SUMMARY AS OF:
6/8/2009—Introduced.

Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth provisions governing food safety.

Requires each food facility to:
(1) conduct a hazard analysis;
(2) implement preventive controls; and
(3) implement a food safety plan.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) issue science-based performance standards to minimize the hazards from foodborne contaminants;
(2) establish science-based standards for raw agricultural commodities;
(3) inspect facilities at a frequency determined pursuant to a risk-based schedule;
(4) establish a food tracing system;
(5) assess fees relating to food facility reinspection and food recall; and
(6) establish a program for accreditation of laboratories that perform analytical testing of food for import or export.

Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) order an immediate cessation of distribution, or a recall, of food;
(2) establish an importer verification program; and
(3) quarantine food in any geographic area within the United States.

Defines the term “color additive” to include carbon monoxide that may affect the color of fresh meat, poultry products, or seafood.

Requires country of origin labeling on food and annual registration of importers.

Provides for unique identifiers for food facilities and food importers.

Deems a food to be adulterated if an inspection is delayed or refused.

Requires the Secretary to establish a corps of inspectors dedicated to inspections of foreign food facilities.

Sets forth provisions governing the reorganization of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) field laboratories and district offices.

Gives the Commissioner of Food and Drugs subpoena authority with respect to a food proceeding.

Establishes whistleblower protections.

Source: Library of Congress / Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02749:@@@D&summ2=m&;

[Eye of Unk]

Control the food you control the people.

[E.G.C.]

Here are my thoughts on this subject.

I hope I'm wrong about this but I'm afraid we're on the verge of civil war, civil disorder and food riots.

What Congress did here was very criminal to say the least. What they've done is give politically minded bureaurats the power to starve people.

Unfortunely there are some clowns and goonies in Washington who seem to have the mindset of Robert Mugabe. He's the clown from Zimbabwe who finds the idea of starvation as a political tool attractive. I guess some in Washington feel the same way.

Whoever voted for this B.S. and C.F. needs to have his or her butt run out of town.

Regards.......

[stockpirate]

Welcome to the new world order. With control ovee our food supply they have complete control over everyone.

Fascism in America, my God what will we do to survive?

[Texas Fossil]

Just remembered this article this morning, and it is relevant to what is happening:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/193500?digg=1

Quote from: Jim Rogers, the legendary American investor, financial commentator and, along with George Soros, founder of the Quantum Fund

Are we going to see another food-price spike sometime soon? Definitely. I think you should move back to Indiana and marry a farmer. There are times in history when the money lenders have been in charge, and we just came through one of those periods. But it wasn't always that way. Wall Street was a backwater in the '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s, and it will be again. Farmers are going to be the ones driving Lamborghinis, and the traders are going to have to learn to drive tractors.

Gentlemen this is a planned assault.

[CodeToad]

This bill basically federalizes the entire farming and ranching industry. It makes every producer pay the feds another $500. It gives the FDA the authority to seize and quarantine entire areas. The Soviet Union did this. If a small population refused to go along with Communism the communists simply quarantined the area and economically starved them into submission.

That 10th amendment issue had best get some real teeth real fast as this bill stomps what is left of States and personal rights regarding food.

This bill even allows the government to take your food. Read the bill, it will scare the sh*t out of you.