Farm Bill
While
we were all home throwing out our Thomas the Trains, the Livestock,
Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee of the House added a new provision to
the farm bill. Section 123 of Title I, would prevent states and
localities from passing any laws prohibiting commercial use of
USDA-inspected products.
What this means is that any product be it cloned beef or GMO-corn that is deemed “non-regulated” by the USDA cannot be banned from sale in any state, regardless of the state’s wishes.
Hmm, did Cheney write this one? Sure sounds like it.
"California, Arkansas and Missouri have passed laws creating state committees that review whether genetically engineered rice should be grown in the state," notes Joe Mendelson, Legal Director of the Center for Food Safety. "These laws, which farmers support, would be preempted."
Rally the troops and tell the House Agriculture Committee what they can do with their Section 123.
On the flip side, maybe send a note of thanks to the The House Subcommittee on Nutrition who completed a markup of the bill on July 1 that proposes to increase spending under the Nutrition Title of the 2007 Farm Bill by an estimated $5 billion over five years. The spending will help increase benefits for food stamp recipients and other emergency food programs.
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