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NEWS | PRESS
Welcome to the MOSES News and Press page, a resource and information area for media people and others who are looking for current MOSES news and press releases related to recent MOSES events.
Here you will also find links to recent news stories about organics, information about the MOSES Farmer of the year, and policy updates and action alerts concerning organic and
sustainable farming issues and the farm bill.
If you would like more information or would like to schedule an interview with a MOSES staff person, please contact Eric Hatling, MOSES Development & Communications Coordinator at eric@mosesorganic.org or 715-778-5775.
BREAKING NEWS
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Food Safety Legislation Updates
This is fast becoming a hot topic. Find recent updates and links below.
- Good Grief! Could it be true?
The Consumers Union answers allegations made by the The Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FCLDF), a group primarily devoted to preserving the right to sell raw milk, and Food Freedom. Both groups have mounted vociferous internet campaigns to defeat HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act (FSEA), alleging that the bill will hurt small farms...more.
- GAPs: Bringing Good Agricultural Practices to Your Farm
With food safety a growing topic around the country and in congress, implementing good agricultural practices on your farm is more important than ever. This MOSES fact sheet discusses a few of the basic GAP requirements. Includes additional resources where you can find more GAP info and documentation. Go to Fact Sheet.
- Food Safety Sweep
ETHICUREAN, June 17, 2009 - A sweeping food safety bill, H.R. 2749, passed unanimously out of the committee....there will be lots more analysis in the coming days, but here's what we've gathered thus far: In many respects, this bill is a vast improvement over the status quo. It requires high-risk food processing facilities to be inspected every 6-12 months (the Georgia peanut plant behind this spring's record Salmonella outbreak had last been inspected by the FDA ten years ago), and it gives the FDA the teeth to require companies to recall contaminated products. (Under current law, the FDA can only ask nicely.) Don't be surprised to see Big Food redouble its efforts to water down the strongest regulations on testing, reporting, and inspections...more.
- Food Safety - How local can you go
GRIST, June 15, 2009 - The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (FSEA) draft, was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Waxman on May 26, 2009 and is expected to move quickly through the House. Consumers, farmers, and manufacturers alike all appear to be for a food safety bill, so the question is not whether a bill will be approved, but whether it will make our food safer...more.
- Food Safety - Different views of the world
June 12, 2009 - Brief overview of legislation, petitions, etc that are moving forward.
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