February 26, 2012 Cheryl Wilson Food Establishments Group, PSQA Unit Environmental & Consumer Safety Section Department of State Health Services Via email: Cheryl.wilson@dshs.state.tx.us Dear Ms. Wilson:…
Action Alert: Speak Up to Protect Cottage Food Producers
Thank you again to all of the people who sent comments to the agency and called their legislators to oppose the Department of State Health Services’…
Action Alert (Texas): Speak Up for Farmers Markets
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is busy making things more difficult for local food producers. As we alerted you last week, DSHS has…
FARFA Submits Comments to USDA Opposing New Animal ID Rule
Submitted through www.regulations.gov Re: Docket No.APHIS-2009-0091 Proposed Rule Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate FARM AND RANCH FREEDOM ALLIANCE P.O. Box 809 Cameron, TX 76520 www.farmandranchfreedom.org
Update on Cottage Foods Rule and TAHC’s Cattle ID Rule – 2011
This update covers two topics: a proposed rule for cattle ID at the state level, and new requirements for agricultural sales tax exemptions. The Texas Animal…
FARFA Files Joint Comments Urging FDA to Waive or Reduce Fees for Re-Inspections of Small Businesses
October 16, 2011 Submitted through www.Regulations.gov Re: Food and Drug Administration Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0529 Request for Comment, 76 Fed. Reg. 45818 (Aug. 1, 2011) Dear FDA:…
Action Alert: Submit Comments on USDA’s Proposed Rule for Animal Disease Traceability
Having dropped the plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), USDA is back again for Round Two. The agency has proposed a rule that would…
Action Alert: Your Access to Dietary Supplements at Risk
Big Ag and Big Pharma have a lot in common, including their undue influence on the government. Your access to dietary supplements is currently under attack…
Action Alert: Call Your Senators Today to Stand Up to Meat Packers
Large corporations control the vast majority of the food supply in the U.S. Corporate control has forced hundreds of thousands of independent family farmers out of…
Texas Cottage Foods Bill and Farmers Market Bill – Into Effect Today
The local foods provisions of SB 81 go into effect today in Texas. This includes both the new cottage foods law and the provisions for farmers’…