Rescue local and organic farming in the food safety bill

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From Credo Action: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/organic_tester/

In the next few weeks, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a sweeping overhaul of federal food safety law -- S. 510. The House food safety bill passed last year (HR 2749) included several measures that threaten small-scale organic producers, including a registration fee of $500 and blanket application of complicated monitoring and traceability standards--regardless of one's farm size.

The vast majority of recent food safety scandals in the U.S. -- E. coli on fresh spinach, melamine in dairy products, Salmonella in peanut butter -- were all linked to industrial agribusiness practices, and these large-scale operations clearly warrant more federal food safety oversight and strict enforcement action. What is NOT needed is a "one-size-fits-all" approach that poses unfair costs and onerous reporting on local and organic farmers.

There's no doubt that industrial agriculture needs better oversight. But family-scale local and organic farms are probably the safest in the nation -- they are part of the solution, not part of the problem -- and need to be protected!

Fortunately, Senator Tester (D-MT) is a certified organic farmer himself, and he's proposed an amendment to S. 510 that would exempt small-scale farmers and food processors from the most burdensome regulations.

Please send a fax here: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/organic_tester/ and send a note to your Senators!

Thank you! :hi:

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1. Done!

We belong to a CSA, and we get fresh veggies delivered every week throughout the growing season.
Our CSA farm is a small family operation (multi-generational), and I think it's crucial to he;p these types of businesses flourish.
Thanks for the link!

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2. Done.

Happy to sign that.

Big Ag needs to go away.