The Texas legislative session is approaching fast! Although the Legislature won’t convene until January 2015, bills will start being filed in mid-November after the elections. The…
Action Alert: Protect Small Farmers and Food Producers from FSMA Regulations
Updated November 5, 2014. We fought hard for the Tester-Hagan amendment to exempt small-scale, direct-marketing farms and artisan food producers from the most burdensome aspects of…
New food safety regulations proposed
The FDA has just released the revised proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This action comes after thousands of people protested the unnecessary…
Organizational Comments on FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule
Click here to download a PDF version of these comments. June 25, 2014 Submitted online at http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=FDA-2013-N-1425-0021 Re: Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1425 Dear FDA staff: The Weston…
Action Alert: Tell FDA That Small Dairy Farms Aren’t at Risk for Terrorist Contamination
As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), U.S. Congress directed the FDA to address the threat posed to our food supply by terrorists seeking…
Need Your Input to Address New Food Safety Regulations
Thank you to everyone who responded to our action alerts on the proposed food safety regulations last year! As a result of the grassroots outcry,…
Action Alert (Texas): Tell State Health Department to Give Farmers Straight Answers
In 2013, we won a major victory in Texas with the passage of the DSHS Better Communications Act, HB 1392. This important bill, sponsored by Representative…
FDA Acknowledges Problems with Proposed Food Safety Regulations
The grassroots outcry against the Food & Drug Administration’s proposed regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act made a difference! The FDA has announced that…
Press Release: Speaking Out Against FDA Proposed Food Safety Regulations
MEDIA CONTACT: Judith McGeary, 254-697-2661 (office) or 512-484-8821 (cell) judith@farmandranchfreedom.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farms, Markets, Food Businesses, and Nonprofits Across the Country Speak…
Joint Comments to FDA on the Produce Standards Rule
[CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THE COMMENTS] Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD…