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This Page is to impart information about pending legislation that affects the viability of Local Food Systems.

The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2749) is moving in Congress.   As it currently stands, it would greatly burden small, local producers.   Here is a Fact Sheet - HR 2749 on it from Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) that I received on 6.19.09, which informs us of what needs to be changed.  You are encouraged to contact your representatives and tell them your concerns about this pending food safety legislation.

National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
USDA's National Animal Identification System Listening Tour Continues: Majority Of Speakers Opposed
More consumers and producers are stepping up to complain about the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues its national listening tour. 

Proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Animal Identification System is designed to identify and track every individual animal owned by family farm producers. USDA is holding a series of listening sessions on NAIS across the country.     Learn more

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