Food Safety Sneak Attack! Passed by Unanimous Consent

How many times does Congress have to stick it to us before we realize that this body politic has no other function than to obey its corporate masters? If you think that you are being represented by these crooks, liars and thieves, then think again. The “Food Safety” bill is alive and has taken so many twists and turns to end up on the verge of becoming law of the land that nobody in his or her right mind could possibly believe that they are not going to cram this garbage down our collective throat no matter what.....
Sec. 102. (c) (1) (A) amends the definition of “retail food establishment” to include those selling directly to consumers at a roadside stand or farmers’ market.

Page 52-53 allows the Secretary to revoke the exemption if “it is necessary to protect the public health and prevent or mitigate a food born illness based on conduct or conditions associated with a farm…. Sounds like a good idea until you look at Sec. 207 Administrative Detention of Food (Pg. 163 Lines 12-16) were “credible evidence or information indicating” is replaced by “reason to believe”. So no proof needed, just the word of a Star Chamber.

PRODUCE SAFETY Pg. 42 line 19 “(B) included, with respect to growing, harvesting, sorting, packing, and storage operations, science-based minimum standards related to soil amendments, hygiene, packaging, temperature controls, animals in the growing area, and water.”
What are these standards? Don’t know ’cause like so many of the other aspects of this bill (including certain penalties) they haven’t been determined yet. What we do know is this also covers seeds saved and stored from previous harvests because seeds may be used as food for humans or livestock. The FDA is already shutting down seed cleaning operations across the nation because they cannot comply with new standards thrown at them.

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Pg. 239 Line 20 “Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization or any other treaty or international agreement to which the United States is a party.
This is a way to implement Codex Alimentarius   http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/standard_list.do  which is based on Napoleonic legal code whereby anything that is not explicitly permitted is automatically forbidden. It is designed to control EVERY aspect of how food and nutritional supplements are produced and sold.
These are just a few of the more obvious problems with this bill..........