Re: [Marxism] Liberal Scare-Mongers Attack Progressive Food Bill

[chegitz guevara <absynthe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nothing that you quoted means the end of organic farming. The agency
has to set minimum standards, oh no!. Would you like to have *NO*
standards for fertilizer? I wouldn't, because then any sleaze could
dump anything on crops and call it organic. Use your brain!

In any event, as stated, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION
REGULATES ORGANIC FARMING!

Finally, what, anywhere in the bill, says anything about ORGANIC farming.

Yes, it's nothing but hysteria. Probably started by people opposed to
higher standards for food safety. Now who would those be? Conventional
farmers and food corporations. Congrats on being a tool for big
business.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 2:14 PM, guava tree <theguavatree@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hysteria? How about a rising tide of consciousness about how our
> government does not serve the people, but only for-profit
> corporations? How is this a bad thing?
>
> how can you dismiss those who don't want a bill passed with horrible
> Patriot Act-esque language like this:
>
> In General- The Administrator shall--(2) ensure that persons who
> produce, process, or distribute food meet their responsibility to
> prevent or minimize food safety hazards related to their products.
>
> How will they ensure these vague qualifications? Oh, right:
>
> (c) Regulations- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
> of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of
> Agriculture and representatives of State departments of agriculture,
> shall promulgate regulations to establish science-based minimum
> standards for the safe production of food by food production
> facilities. Such regulations shall--(3) include, with respect to
> growing, harvesting, sorting, and storage operations, minimum
> standards related to fertilizer use, nutrients, hygiene, packaging,
> temperature controls, animal encroachment, and water;Comments
>
>
> A minimum standard of fertilizer? Regulated? there's another 100
> billion into the petrochemical fertililzer companies. I won't even
> mention the penalties section of this horrible bill. Up to a
> $1,000,000 fine, 10 years in jail, etc...
>
>
> Just like the Patriot Act, this bill is written in the language that
> supposedly "keeps us safe", but will be weilded against precisely
> those people who are actively trying to create new models of farming
> and food distribution that threaten the disgusting hegemony of
> capitalist food production.
>
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