sliceoforganic.com » Food safety http://sliceoforganic.com/blog Serving up Organic and Healthy Living Insights Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 © 2003-2006 meredithbw@gmail.com () meredithbw@gmail.com My new BLOG i360 New Media Marketing site is ready to work for me! meredithbw@gmail.com No no http://sliceoforganic.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg sliceoforganic.com http://sliceoforganic.com/blog 144 144 Access to Organic foods in jeopardy? http://sliceoforganic.com/blog/access-to-organic-foods-in-jeapordy/ http://sliceoforganic.com/blog/access-to-organic-foods-in-jeapordy/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:57:20 +0000 admin http://sliceoforganic.com/blog/?p=6 There are several Food Safety Bills being reviewed in Congress that not only severely penalize organic farmers, but that could potentially change current organic standards.  Organic producers could be forced to use chemicals or other products in their production to satisfy the new legislation which places consumer access to organic foods at risk.

In a recent AP article, “Obama said he takes food safety seriously, not just as a president but also as the parent of two young daughters. ‘No parent should have to worry that their child is going to get sick from their lunch.’” Many fear that to address the risk these outbreaks pose, the USDA may move for more widespread food irradiation which can alter food nutrients. While here Obama was referring to safety from these types of outbreaks, let’s hope he fully grasps the more wide spread current hazards to our health through current factory farming to include Genetically Modified organisms, Irradiation, Pesticides, Antibiotics and Hormones. 

For more information on this pending legislation:

http://www.NaturalNews.com/025824.html

 http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/bills/?bill=12878051&alertid=12878056

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