Here is some commentary that you might find interesting:
And here are the senators who voted for this bill: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/L...n=2&vote=00257 Interestingly every democrat voted yea on this bill. Not that I'm saying republicans are good or anything....
Luckily the Tester-Hagan amendment passed along with the bill which "exempts producers grossing under $500,000 (adjusted for inflation) and selling more than half of their products directly to qualified end users from the HACCP-type requirements and the produce safety standards. Qualified end users means individual consumers (with no geographic limitation), or restaurants and retail food establishments that are EITHER located in the same state OR within 275 miles of the producer. While complex, this amendment effectively carves out small-scale producers who are selling in-state or to local foodsheds from two of the most burdensome provisions of the bill." Still though this is pretty bad stuff.
As you can see here when you scroll down the page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-510 Big agri-business lobbyists and corporations support this bill which would seem to indicate that it does nothing but help large business squash out smaller farms and food producers.
11-30-2010, 09:07 PM
Thad
Re: New Food Safety Bill Passes.
Addressing all the other issues as well, at the plaza in Sebastopol should become a portable Shrine with a fire like an Olympic torch to light the Constitution for all to see as it became one of many caravans to make their way to and become an encampment around the Supreme Court of America. Enough is now
12-01-2010, 12:52 PM
Claire
Re: New Food Safety Bill Passes.
This from the Alliance for Natural Health USA:
The Senate’s controversial FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) now appears to be dead in the water! As we reported to you yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the Food Safety bill by a margin of 73 to 25, and sent it on to the House of Representatives for approval. Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) had previously agreed to accept the Senate’s bill in place of the House’s version, already approved, so this approval was expected to be pro-forma.
But it turns out that Section 107 of the Senate bill contains a revenue-raising (i.e., taxing) provision. And such a provision is unconstitutional: “All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives,” according to Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution. Because the Senate violated the funding origination clause, the House has implemented a procedure known as “blue slipping” to block the bill, keeping it out of consideration and sending it back to the Senate.
The only possible “quick fix” would be a unanimous consent agreement in the Senate to strike that revenue-raising provision from the bill—but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has already stated that he will oppose, so unanimity will be impossible. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now faced with some tough choices: spend a huge amount of time all over again to deal with this (which is unlikely in a Lame Duck Congress, especially considering how controversial the bill is); or do nothing, and allow the bill to die at the end of this Congress. This will mean a new Food Safety Bill will be introduced next year—but next year’s Congress will be very different from the current one, so we expect that the bill will look very different, and could be much more favorable to the natural health community.
As always, we will keep you posted on any new developments.
Sincerely,
The Alliance for Natural Health USA
12-01-2010, 01:10 PM
someguy
Re: New Food Safety Bill Passes.
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Posted in reply to the post by claire ossenbeck:
This from the Alliance for Natural Health USA:
The Senate’s controversial FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) now appears to be dead in the water! As we reported to you yesterday, the Senate passed its version of the Food Safety bill by a margin of 73 to 25, and sent it on to the House of Representatives for approval. Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) had previously agreed to accept the Senate’s bill in place of the House’s version, already approved, so this approval was expected to be pro-forma.
But it turns out that Section 107 of the Senate bill contains a revenue-raising (i.e., taxing) provision. And such a provision is unconstitutional: “All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives,” according to Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution. Because the Senate violated the funding origination clause, the House has implemented a procedure known as “blue slipping” to block the bill, keeping it out of consideration and sending it back to the Senate.
The only possible “quick fix” would be a unanimous consent agreement in the Senate to strike that revenue-raising provision from the bill—but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has already stated that he will oppose, so unanimity will be impossible. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now faced with some tough choices: spend a huge amount of time all over again to deal with this (which is unlikely in a Lame Duck Congress, especially considering how controversial the bill is); or do nothing, and allow the bill to die at the end of this Congress. This will mean a new Food Safety Bill will be introduced next year—but next year’s Congress will be very different from the current one, so we expect that the bill will look very different, and could be much more favorable to the natural health community.
As always, we will keep you posted on any new developments.
Sincerely,
The Alliance for Natural Health USA
Wow. That's great news Claire! I hope it dies like it should, but we all know how our government tends to surpass the constitution from time to time. It'll be interesting for sure!
12-01-2010, 05:07 PM
Claire
Re: New Food Safety Bill Passes.
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Posted in reply to the post by someguy:
Wow. That's great news Claire! I hope it dies like it should, but we all know how our government tends to surpass the constitution from time to time. It'll be interesting for sure!
Good links, but I have to correct Mike Adams on Lie #4. The Tester amendment does adjust for inflation. Now, I'm not by any means defending this bill but I am simply just setting the facts straight.
12-02-2010, 08:48 PM
OrchardDweller
Re: New Food Safety Bill Passes.
No surprise that Feinstein voted for the bill. She also voted for the bailouts. Said we didn't understand. So how's the economy now after two bailouts Dianne?
She does not care what the people want or don't want obviously. I wonder how many people voted for her simply because there was a "D" after her name...
BTW I appreciate all the posts and info. I'd do the gratitude button thing but it doesn't work when I do it. So thanks.
