tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post8506581133081222770..comments2023-10-24T07:38:03.444-04:00Comments on eFoodAlert.com: Senate Food Safety Debate Spawns Hysteria, Hyperbole & Half-TruthsPhyllis Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426014057471290677noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-12216404473104072822010-12-10T13:21:37.177-05:002010-12-10T13:21:37.177-05:00@Lewis Poretz.- Thank you for posting this excerpt...@Lewis Poretz.- Thank you for posting this excerpt and link.<br /><br />Phyllis EntisPhyllis Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426014057471290677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-16027950230912588712010-12-10T11:56:52.566-05:002010-12-10T11:56:52.566-05:00Food Safety Bill Passes, Spawns Industry Concerns ...Food Safety Bill Passes, Spawns Industry Concerns -<br /><br />When the Food Safety Bill takes effect is an open-ended question...... So far, food producers and manufacturers have expressed mixed feelings about the bill..... <br /><br />...some industry insiders warn that provisions such as the Tester amendment will undermine the FDA’s ability to assure food safety across the board.<br /><br />Lewis Poretzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862443892187500941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-92177894159050847832010-12-01T11:06:58.639-05:002010-12-01T11:06:58.639-05:00Well, the fact is the death panels do exist and th...Well, the fact is the death panels do exist and this law will not eliminate food illnesses. 500,000 is not much money for someone trying to run a family farm and earn a living. I read the the bill and it has labor laws buried in it that offer any employee "whistleblower" protection that will be a nightmare of paperwork for an employer. This sets the stage for a farm-labor union and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-79215113270977953482010-11-30T12:53:06.194-05:002010-11-30T12:53:06.194-05:00Good blog post. Thank you!
As someone who subscri...Good blog post. Thank you!<br /><br />As someone who subscribes to a CSA, grows a garden, and shops for organic produce at farmers markets I found the intitial comments swirling around this bill disturbing. I'm not a fan of Monsanto or other corporate, industrial-scale food producers by any stretch. However, you don't have to look very far before you see that the hysteria surrounding thisChuckhttp://www.chuckcheesman.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-61485340122171675982010-11-25T08:32:17.153-05:002010-11-25T08:32:17.153-05:00@Anonymous.- FOR THE RECORD: I am not now – and I ...@Anonymous.- FOR THE RECORD: I am not now – and I have never been – affiliated, associated or connected with Monsanto in any way whatsoever.Phyllis Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426014057471290677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-57237211405634059352010-11-25T01:17:47.524-05:002010-11-25T01:17:47.524-05:00Being the reader who suggested abolishing all the ...Being the reader who suggested abolishing all the agencies and exchanging them for an agency that actually works: If you actually read what I wrote, then you would realize I said I would consider supporting a new agency if they abolished all the incompetent food agencies...a tradeoff. And yes, I would gladly turn back the hands of time and run the risks because all of this repetitive regulationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-62254465417832779962010-11-24T12:03:12.941-05:002010-11-24T12:03:12.941-05:00@Chris.- Thanks for your comments. I hope you visi...@Chris.- Thanks for your comments. I hope you visit often. <br />Cheers,<br />PhyllisPhyllis Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426014057471290677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-52182264096489072212010-11-24T08:32:44.270-05:002010-11-24T08:32:44.270-05:00Hi Phyllis,
Great post. I am a diehard gardener a...Hi Phyllis,<br /><br />Great post. I am a diehard gardener and seed saver, yet I have been very disturbed by the lazy way in which opponents of S510 repeat half-truths they pick up from other blogs without stopping to question what they are reading. The brouhaha over this bill is a perfect example of how the Internet can sometimes lead to less knowledge being disseminated rather than more --- in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-75719917997631055212010-11-23T20:05:16.614-05:002010-11-23T20:05:16.614-05:00@Anonymous.- I believe that you are thinking about...@Anonymous.- I believe that you are thinking about Nancy Donley, President of Safe Tables Our Priority (www.safetables.org). Thank you for stopping by.<br /><br />PhyllisPhyllis Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426014057471290677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271527213708726243.post-67506948781017564762010-11-23T19:17:40.766-05:002010-11-23T19:17:40.766-05:00I would have to agree with you. All the hype over...I would have to agree with you. All the hype over this food bill taking away our rights to grow in our own backyard -- is just that, "hype". Have someone just try to tell me I cannot grow my tomato plants on my yard... <br /><br />Any one of these people who do not see the power of this bill needs to talk with the mother of a young child who has been fighting for food safety laws forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com