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Letter to the Editor: Small scale farmers are food safety practitioners

By Guest Contributor on January 7, 2021
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Dear Editor,

Recently a few media outlets reported on a study warning Americans about the dangers of consuming produce grown by small-scale farmers. Very quickly, however, the study was retracted because its authors failed…
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Virginia Senate prefers state, not FDA, to inspect produce farms

By Dan Flynn on February 6, 2017

If your business was subject to an unannounced, warrantless inspection, would you rather it be state or federal officials knocking on your door?

That very question is being raised in Virginia for about 400 farms…
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Montana's Jon Tester Puts Some Meat on His Plate

By Dan Flynn on November 19, 2013

To his potatoes, Jon Tester has added some meat. The junior senator from Montana chose to share his thoughts on most of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current meat and poultry agenda in a letter…
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Food Maker Registration Under FSMA Including Farms Begins Oct. 1

By Dan Flynn on September 24, 2012

All domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food for human or animal consumption in the U.S. must register with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to the new Food…
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Powerful Coalition Gains Exemption for Small Farmers

By the Carnegie-Knight News21 Program on November 18, 2011

Russell Libby and Brian Snyder walked out of the Rayburn House Office Building on a brilliant spring day in April 2009 shaking their heads.

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The two were on Capitol Hill representing the interests of small…

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Over-Regulating Farms Won't Make Food Safer

By Fedele Bauccio on January 12, 2011

With foodborne illnesses affecting 48 million people per year, causing almost 3,000 deaths and costing approximately $9 billion in health care costs, you can bet that, as the CEO of a food service company with…
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United Fresh: Food Safety Advance ‘Bittersweet’

By Helena Bottemiller on December 10, 2010

With the food safety bill’s passage in the House Wednesday, it appears that small farm and producer exemptions, which were added in the Senate, will be a part of the final bill.  While, local, sustainable…
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Sen. Hagan Touts Support for Small Farms

By Helena Bottemiller on December 7, 2010

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) emphasized her support for small farmers Monday at the 75th annual convention of the North Carolina Farm Bureau in Greensboro, NC.
            
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Senate to Resume Action on Food Safety Bill Today

By Helena Bottemiller on November 29, 2010

The Senate is expected to begin a series of votes on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S.510, this evening, a critical move forward for a bill that would be the most sweeping change in…
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Publisher’s Platform: Tea with a Cup of Crazy

By Bill Marler on November 21, 2010

I know people get worked up over legislation–health care being a recent example–but the blather coming from the Tea Party types about food safety is a bit over the top, even for them. Here are…

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