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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
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 Posted - Nov 22 2010 : 07:28:10 AM
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we shall see what will happen with the new bill that passed. i agree with a different post here. that we shall see the challenges for us later. the small farmer will be affected when the money trickles down for enforcement. very sad. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Dec 08 2010 : 5:38:10 PM
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New video showing the Dept of Ag taking raw milk from private citizen in MN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuC6nws6Jcg
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
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Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 03:49:15 AM
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S 510 Food Safety bill is still alive and may unleash a new army of FDA agents
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
(NaturalNews) The U.S. government wants to know where your greenhouse is. Under Senate Bill 510 -- which is now back in the hands of the U.S. Senate after the House hid an amendment in an appropriations bill and passed it last night -- American food producers would be required to register their facilities with the U.S. government. The feds, it seems, want a database of food growers so they know who to target for surprise inspections (show me your papers!).
As stated in the bill itself: (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s510rs.txt.pdf)
SEC. 102. REGISTRATION OF FOOD FACILITIES. 18 (a) UPDATING OF FOOD CATEGORY REGULATIONS; BIENNIAL REGISTRATION RENEWAL. Section 415(a) (2120 U.S.C. 350d(a))
"The registration shall contain an assurance that the Secretary will be permitted to inspect such facility at the times and in the manner permitted by this Act."
What this language shows is that the point of registration is so that government agents can conduct surprise inspections of food facilities. At least 4,000 new FDA agents will need to be hired if this bill becomes law, greatly expanding the FDA's agent presence in much the same way the TSA expanded over the last few years.
Kangaroo courts for violators
Once an FDA inspection occurs, if the government believes the food grower is producing anything that might pose a risk to the public (and note carefully that "belief" is the only thing required, not actual scientific evidence of harm), that food grower is then "suspended" from producing food.
After that, they get dragged into a kangaroo FDA court where a panel of FDA officials then decides their fate. This takes place with no due process, no attorney, no Constitutional protections and no rights whatsoever. This is, in every sense, a "King's court" where the King can simply decide that you're guilty and put you out of business.
Here's the language in the S.510 legislation:
"(2) HEARING ON SUSPENSION. - The Secretary shall provide the registrant subject to an order under paragraph (1) with an opportunity for an informal hearing, to be held as soon as possible but not later than 2 business days after the issuance of the order or such other time period, as agreed upon by the Secretary and the registrant, on the actions required for reinstatement of registration and why the registration that is subject to suspension should be reinstated. The Secretary shall reinstate a registration if the Secretary determines, based on evidence presented, that adequate grounds do not exist to continue the suspension of the registration."
Did you read this carefully? It means the Secretary (a bureaucrat) gets to decide who can grow food and who can't. This is the FDA's kangaroo court, much like the FTC's kangaroo court that's currently being used to destroy companies offering nutritional supplements and natural cancer cures.
Remember, too, the bill abandoned actual science and now relies entirely on the FDA's "belief" to determine which foods to recall:
SEC. 208. ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION OF FOOD.
23 (a) IN GENERAL. - Section 304(h)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C.24 334(h)(1)(A)) is amended by
(1) striking ''credible evidence or information indicating'' and inserting ''reason to believe'';
FDA tyranny is on the rise
So essentially what we have here is a food tyranny bill that would hand a group of un-elected bureaucrats who answer to no one the power to control virtually the entire U.S. food supply. This is an agency, by the way, that is already responsible for the deaths of millions of Americans (http://www.naturalnews.com/030461_Senate_Bill_510_Food_Safety.html).
This is an agency that has participated in armed raids against natural product companies (http://www.naturalnews.com/021791.html).
To all those who say "S. 510 is no big deal, the FDA won't abuse its power, this is just about safety" -- I say you have no grasp of the history of tyranny. The FDA has virtually never taken action to protect the People. Its actions have consistently been shaped to maximize the profits of the powerful corporations even at the expense of human lives.
Just read the history of Vioxx if you need a refresher on that point (http://www.naturalnews.com/009693.html).
That the U.S. Congress would now seek to hand over control of our food supply to this dangerous, rogue government agency is an obscene betrayal of the American people. This is precisely why we must stand up and fight S.510 once again to defeat it in the Senate where it is now schedule for yet another vote. (Like a bad case of herpes, this bill just won't die, it seems...)
Sign the petition at: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5303
Once again, CALL your representatives in the House and the Senate. You can reach the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your representatives by name.
By the way, just for the record, I am appalled at the lack of action on this item by some so-called "health freedom" organizations which appear to be doing absolutely nothing to rally opposition to this bill. A few groups are fighting hard to oppose it (NaturalNews, ANH-USA.com, Natural Solutions Foundation, etc.) but there are several which appear to be sitting on the sidelines, doing nothing. I'm not sure why. This is precisely the kind of issue that should have the entire health freedom community up in arms to protect our food freedoms.
Robert Scott Bell gets it, by the way. So do the Vitamin Lawyer (Ralph Fucetola) and health freedom attorneys like James Turner and Jonathan Emord. All the freedom-oriented people seem to understand how crucial this is to maintain our food freedoms and keep the FDA out of our farms as much as possible. If you think the FDA is bad now, just wait until they are granted yet more powers (and funding) to unleash an army of thousands of new agents who sweep across America, raiding small family farms (no, they're not all exempted from this bill) and imprisoning raw milk producers.
The FDA is about to become the SS of food fascism. This is not an exaggeration. Who would have thought, five years ago, that the TSA would be reaching down your pants and feeling your genitals? Just imagine now what the FDA will do with similar powers over your food and farms. Crudely put, the TSA may be feeling your junk, but the FDA will have us all by the balls.
Take action now to protect your food freedoms (or you will forever lose them).
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2010 : 07:00:08 AM
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oh diane, good job on the info collecting here. it scares me bad. its hard to think we could have these rights taken away. what a dirty rotten thing to do. sneak it into a bill bound to be passed. its just snuck by. oh i am so saddened for the future of food in america. somberly sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
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April
New Prague
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1145 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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GoddessintheGroove
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heike
Sacramento
CA
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2011 : 11:35:22 AM
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This Saturday, January 8, 2011 (7pm - 9pm) Max Kane will co-host with Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund President attorney Peter Kennedy in a two hour broadcast concerning Food Rights and Raw Milk in America. You can tune in at http://republicbroadcasting.org/
Please not only listen, but also call in and let your voice be heard by the world!
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
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Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 06:02:24 AM
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One site for all things RAW Milk!
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/
I am so excited that our new Governor, Scott Walker, is going to revive the bill that allows raw milk sales in WI!
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 07:46:15 AM
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what a story this is. it seems like a bad movie. i am amazed at the thought that others can decide what i eat and how i get it. man surely cannot direct his own steps.the bible shares with us the hope that this will not go on forever. he will bring an end to those ruining the earth. man is just proving with out a doubt he can not live with out our creators guide lines. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
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momdrinkstea
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Elizabeth
Ozark
AL
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2011 : 06:48:43 AM
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LOVE THIS! And so true!!!!
ponyrose | October 27, 2010 at 10:25 am | Reply
The FDA does only cursory inspections of the major dairies, if that.
The Powers That Be have done their best to inculcate a fear of whole foods here in the States. In fact, they do their best to maintain a constant state of alarm, which is very wearing.
Too many people here are afraid of their own shadows, and when it comes to food, they’re afraid of anything that hasn’t had all the food value sanitized right out of it. If you dare to drink raw milk, eat an egg fresh from your own chicken’s bum, or (horrors!) use MANURE on your garden (ie manure that doesn’t come in a plastic bag from a processing plant), you’re looked at as though you are criminally deranged.
I wish I was exaggerating.
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Fiddlehead Farm
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Diane
Waupaca
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Posted - Jan 27 2011 : 07:11:56 AM
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I believe that all the over-processing of foods is the reason for this country's health problems. NO food value, no good bacteria, no natural enzymes left. I also know that this is the reason for all the auto-immune diseases...I have one! I am getting back to as natural as I can. Grow my own food, buy local meats and will buy raw milk as soon as the new Governor, Scott Walker, brings back the RAW MILK bill that the ex-governor vetoed in Wisconsin (the Dairy State).
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farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2011 : 07:37:21 AM
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i so agree diane, i too think we are what we eat. the more real food not box and can we eat the healthier. man cannot direct his own steps. the bible says this. i do love my raw milk. i do believe it has helped me be healthier. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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GoddessintheGroove
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heike
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