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Call Senators Now—Protect Healthy, Local Food from Flawed FDA “Safety” Law
March 18, 2010

The US Senate will vote within the next few days on a sweeping new food safety bill, S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act. For months, sustainable ag groups have been working to protect small farms and local food from the dangerous consequences of this bill. We have made some progress thanks to you, but critical changes must be made before the Senate vote.

Big Agribusiness wants the bill passed quickly, and it’s up to you to show Congress that local food and farming are more important than corporate profits. Help us reform S 510 before it snufs out the future of sustainable local food systems. Call your senators today, and tell them they must protect small farms and businesses by:

Requiring FDA to write new, more flexible rules for small businesses
Establishing USDA training programs for small farms and food entrepreneurs
Eliminating pointless traceability rules for farmer-marketed products
Focusing on real animal risks, not wild animals and working farm dogs

See this fact sheet on S 510 and how it must be reformed. (

289k)

To read CFSA’s new report that shows how the proposed federal food safety legislation will cost NC jobs, farms, and quality food, click here.

Call your Senators Now, in their Washington and their local offices! Sen. Richard Burr is a co-sponsor
of S 510, and it is especially important for him to hear from you.

Here’s how to contact them:

Sen. Richard Burr (NC)

Sen. Kay Hagan (NC) (see sidebar on right side of webpage for contact info)

Sen. Jim DeMint (SC)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)

For more background information, check out these reports from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, and Food and Water Watch and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.


Home CFSA Member Login Sustainable Ag Conference Find local food About Us Sustainable Ag Info Get Involved Join CFSA! Projects Event Calendar Blog Store Contact Join us on acebook Follow us on witter Support Local Farms! Donate Now: $	Call Senators Now—Protect Healthy, Local Food from Flawed FDA “Safety” Law March 18, 2010 The US Senate will vote within the next few days on a sweeping new food safety bill, S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act. For months, sustainable ag groups have been working to protect small farms and local food from the dangerous consequences of this bill. We have made some progress thanks to you, but critical changes must be made before the Senate vote. Big Agribusiness wants the bill passed quickly, and it’s up to you to show Congress that local food and farming are more important than corporate profits. Help us reform S 510 before it snufs out the future of sustainable local food systems. Call your senators today, and tell them they must protect small farms and businesses by: Requiring FDA to write new, more flexible rules for small businesses Establishing USDA training programs for small farms and food entrepreneurs Eliminating pointless traceability rules for farmer-marketed products Focusing on real animal risks, not wild animals and working farm dogs See this fact sheet on S 510 and how it must be reformed. ( 289k) To read CFSA’s new report that shows how the proposed federal food safety legislation will cost NC jobs, farms, and quality food, click here. Call your Senators Now, in their Washington and their local offices! Sen. Richard Burr is a co-sponsor of S 510, and it is especially important for him to hear from you. Here’s how to contact them: Sen. Richard Burr (NC) Sen. Kay Hagan (NC) (see sidebar on right side of webpage for contact info) Sen. Jim DeMint (SC) Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) For more background information, check out these reports from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, and Food and Water Watch and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
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