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Industry-backed
bill would nullify state food-warning laws
http://www.nando.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500273325-500426717-502671571-0,00.html
Search for more information on this bill at thomas.loc.gov.
By PHILIP BRASHER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON
(October 27, 2000 11:13 a.m. EDT
Leahy
Unveils Comprehensive Agriculture Antitrust Bill ...
http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200004/000412.html
Bill Responds To Growing Market Clout Of Large Agribusinesses, Would Likely
Reign In Powerful Dairy
Conglomerate, Suiza Foods, That Has Been Taking Over New England Market
April 12, 2000
The new bill, the "Farmers and Ranchers Fair Competition Act of
2000" would, for the first time ever, update
competition laws to take into account the unique circumstances of family
farmers trying to win fair prices for
their products. Leahy believes that current antitrust law works well for
situations with a few producers --
such as factories -- supplying manufactured products to millions of
consumers. But when millions of
producers with very similar products want to sell their products to a
handful of giant agribusiness buyers, antitrust laws become meaningless.
SLAPP
Public Citizen – http://www.citizen.org/press/pr-cmep72.htm
Aug. 10, 2000 - Company Tries to Silence Public Citizen’s Criticism of Food
Irradiation
Food Slander
Pure Food -- http://www.purefood.org/gagutne.html
Smith, Gar. “Food Slander Laws.” Fall 1995. 16 May 1999 < http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1527/slancrime.html
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The 13 states that currently have food slander laws.
Irradiation
Public Citizen -- http://www.citizen.org/cmep/rad-food/radfoodindex.htm
pure-food.com & irradiation.com -- http://www.irradiation.com/food.htm
Meat Inspection: A Rancid Rule Change
http://www.commondreams.org/views/071800-104.htm
Editorial Tuesday July 18, 2000 © 2000 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The most recent, and revolting, development was a report last week that meat
from diseased animal carcasses
would, under the new rules, be classified as safe. Meat from animals with
cancer, open sores and diseases
caused by intestinal parasites pose no health threat to humans, according to
the new guidelines.
Clinton Administration Reduces Standards For Wholesome Meats
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/071700-01.htm
by Lance Gay
The federal agency overseeing food inspection is imposing new rules that
reclassify animal carcasses with
cancers, tumors and open sores as safe for human consumption.
Federal meat inspectors and consumer groups are protesting the move to
classify tumors and open sores as
aesthetic problems, which permits the meat to get the government's purple
seal of approval as a wholesome
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