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we can compare it to what mike adams has to say while interviewing a farmer....


http://www.naturalnews.com/030986_food_safety_farmers.html



I love how straight Mike Adams has become.. heh

emo

gah, i lost my computers data must start from scratch but will draw in quotes from bill as i reread it

EC. 303. RESEARCH.

(a) In General- The Administrator shall conduct research to carry out this Act, including studies to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(1) improve sanitation and food safety practices in the processing of food;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(2) develop improved techniques to monitor and inspect food;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(3) develop efficient, rapid, and sensitive methods to detect contaminants in food;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(4) determine the sources of contamination of contaminated food;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(5) develop food consumption data;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(6) identify ways that animal production techniques could improve the safety of the food supply;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(7) draw upon research and educational programs that exist at the State and local level;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

( cool utilize the DNA matching system and other processes to identify and control pathogens;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(9) address common and emerging zoonotic diseases;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(10) develop methods to reduce or destroy harmful pathogens before, during, and after processing;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(11) analyze the incidence of antibiotic resistence as it pertains to the food supply and develop new methods to reduce the transfer of antibiotic resistance to humans; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(12) conduct other research that supports the purposes of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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I HATE THIS BILL!

(a) In General- The Administrator shall, upon the basis of best available public health, scientific, and technological data, promulgate regulations to ensure that food establishments carry out their responsibilities under the food safety law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(b) Regulations- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations that require all food establishments, within time frames determined by the Administrator--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(1) to adopt preventive process controls that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(A) reflect the standards and procedures recognized by relevant authoritative bodies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(B) are adequate to protect the public health;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(C) meet relevant regulatory and food safety standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(D) limit the presence and growth of contaminants in food prepared in a food establishment using the best reasonably available techniques and technologies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(E) are tailored to the hazards and processes in particular establishments or environments;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(2) to establish a sanitation plan and program that meets standards set by the Administrator;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(3) to meet performance standards for hazardous contamination established under section 204;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(4) to implement recordkeeping to monitor compliance with regulatory requirements;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(5) to implement recordkeeping and labeling of all food and food ingredients to facilitate their identification and traceability in the event of a recall or market removal;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(6) to implement product and environmental sampling at a frequency and in a manner sufficient to ensure that process controls are effective on an ongoing basis and that regulatory standards are being met;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(7) to label food intended for final processing outside commercial food establishments with instructions for handling and preparation for consumption that will destroy microbial contaminants; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

( cool to provide for agency access to records kept by the food establishments and submission of copies of records to the Administrator, as the Administrator determines appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(c) Specific Hazard Controls- The Administrator may require any person with responsibility for or control over food or food ingredients to adopt specific hazard controls, if such controls are needed to ensure the protection of the public health.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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I love their points sometimes - so articulate yet so vague razz


It will definitely be interesting to see what happens. This last point really stuck out to me. I wonder what they'll have on the 'bad' list and in what dosages and specific 'name', and also to see how companies deal with it....

I think something happens to the gmo crops NOW or else no matter WHAT - small farm OR big farm; in business or out of business - that there will no longer be any normal crops left to survive :/ GMO dna crossing into other fields and the chemicals killing the soil, I think it's almost a now or never thing ://

... people constantly sick because of gmo soy dna inside their bodies still active for years even after they adopt a non-gmo diet... food species and varieties diminishing rapidly; leaving more gmo food in it's rot.. chemtrails in the sky dropping aluminum that renders soil infertile... bees and various other animals dying off because of the gmos, or the round up/ chemicals... water supply being poisoned from big chemical using farms and livestock... and on and on :/

everything is so simply linked together and yet so vast not many can or want to believe it enough to make changes to their lives and try to impact others as well...

*sigh* rant :/

the old acts defintion of "adulterated"

A food shall be deemed to be adulterated— 1

(a) Poisonous, insanitary, or deleterious ingredients.

(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance such food shall not be considered adulterated under this clause if the quantity of such substance in such food does not ordinarily render it injurious to health; [or] 2 (2)(A) 3 if it bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance (other than a substance that is a pesticide chemical residue in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food, a food additive, a color additive, or a new animal drug) that is unsafe within the meaning of section 406; or (B) if it bears or contains a pesticide chemical residue that is unsafe within the meaning of section 408(a); or (C) if it is or if it bears or contains (i) any food additive that is unsafe within the meaning of section 409; or (ii) a new animal drug (or conversion product thereof) that is unsafe within the meaning of section 512; or (3) if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for food; or (4) if it has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health; or (5) if it is, in whole or in part, the product of a diseased animal or of an animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter; or (6) if its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or (7) if it has been intentionally subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation was in conformity with a regulation or exemption in effect pursuant to section 409.



(b) Absence, substitution, or addition of constituents.

(1) If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom; or (2) if any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefore; or (3) if damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner; or (4) if any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it is.



(c) Color additives. If it is, or it bears or contains, a color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of section 721(a).



(d) Confectionery containing alcohol or nonnutritive substance. If it is confectionery, and—

(1) has partially or completely imbedded therein any nonnutritive object, except that this subparagraph shall not apply in the case of any nonnutritive object if, in the judgment of the Secretary as provided by regulations, such object is of practical functional value to the confectionery product and would not render the product injurious or hazardous to health;

(2) bears or contains any alcohol other than alcohol not in excess of one-half of 1 per centum by volume derived solely from the use of flavoring extracts, except that this clause shall not apply to confectionery which is introduced or delivered for introduction into, or received or held for sale in, interstate commerce if the sale of such confectionery is permitted under the laws of the State in which such confectionery is intended to be offered for sale; or

(3) bears or contains any nonnutritive substance, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to a safe nonnutritive substance which is in or on confectionery by reason of its use for some practical functional purpose in the manufacture, packaging, or storage of such confectionery if the use of the substance does not promote deception of the consumer or otherwise result in adulteration or misbranding in violation of any provision of this Act, except that the Secretary may, for the purpose of avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to the application of this subparagraph, issue regulations allowing or prohibiting the use of particular nonnutritive substances.



(e) Oleomargarine containing filthy, putrid, etc., matter. If it is oleomargarine or margarine or butter and any of the raw material used therein consisted in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or such oleomargarine or margarine or butter is otherwise unfit for food.



(f) Dietary supplement or ingredient: safety.

(1) If it is a dietary supplement or contains a dietary ingredient that—

(A) presents a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury under—

(i) conditions of use recommended or suggested in labeling, or

(ii) if no conditions of use are suggested or recommended in the labeling, under ordinary conditions of use;

(B) is a new dietary ingredient for which there is inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that such ingredient does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury;

(C) the Secretary declares to pose an imminent hazard to public health or safety, except that the authority to make such declaration shall not be delegated and the Secretary shall promptly after such a declaration initiate a proceeding in accordance with sections 554 and 556 of title 5, United States Code, to affirm or withdraw the declaration; or

(D) is or contains a dietary ingredient that renders it adulterated under paragraph (a)(1) under the conditions of use recommended or suggested in the labeling of such dietary supplement.

In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the United States shall bear the burden of proof on each element to show that a dietary supplement is adulterated. The court shall decide any issue under this paragraph on a de novo basis.

(2) Before the Secretary may report to a United States attorney a violation of paragraph 4 (1)(A) for a civil proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding would be initiated shall be given appropriate notice and the opportunity to present views, orally and in writing, at least 10 days before such notice, with regard to such proceeding.



(g) Dietary supplement: manufacturing practices.

(1) If it is a dietary supplement and it has been prepared, packed, or held under conditions that do not meet current good manufacturing practice regulations, including regulations requiring, when necessary, expiration date labeling, issued by the Secretary under subparagraph (2).

(2) The Secretary may by regulation prescribe good manufacturing practices for dietary supplements. Such regulations shall be modeled after current good manufacturing practice regulations for food and may not impose standards for which there is no current and generally available analytical methodology. No standard of current good manufacturing practice may be imposed unless such standard is included in a regulation promulgated after notice and opportunity for comment in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.



(h) Reoffer of food previously denied admission. If it is an article of food imported or offered for import into the United States and the article of food has previously been refused admission under section 801(a), unless the person reoffering the article affirmatively establishes, at the expense of the owner or consignee of the article, that the article complies with the applicable requirements of this Act, as determined by the Secretary.



(i) Unsanitary transport. If it is transported or offered for transport by a shipper, carrier by motor vehicle or rail vehicle, receiver, or any other person engaged in the transportation of food under conditions that are not in compliance with regulations promulgated under section 416.


Footnotes



1. See footnote for section 403(h)(3) regarding the stylistic use of a list consisting of "(a)", "(b)", etc.

2. So in law. See section 3(i)(1) of Public Law 103–80. Probably should be "or".

3. Subparagraph (2) appears so as to reflect the probable intent of the Congress. Section 404 of Public Law 104–170 (110 Stat. 1514) had amendatory instructions whose probable intended effect was to strike the existing subparagraph (2) and to insert a substitute subparagraph (2). These included instructions to strike "(2)(A) if it bears'" and all that follows through "(3) if it consists", but "(3) If it consists" was the language that actually appeared. (Previously, section 3(i) of Public Law 103–80 (107 Stat. 776) had amended subparagraph (3) by striking "if it" and inserting "If it".)

4. So in law. Probably should be "subparagraph".

my reading must have been slack the 1st time round looking for specific things as endless questions come to me as i read more.


(c) Renaming and Reservation of Agency Identity- The Food and Drug Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services is hereby renamed the Federal Drug and Device Administration and may be referred to as ‘FDA’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(d) Sharing of Facilities and Resources- The Food Safety Administration and the Federal Drug and Device Administration shall enter into such agreements concerning the sharing of facilities and other resources as may be appropriate to make efficient use of such facilities and resources and achieve their respective missions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink