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This small program tests for illness causing pathogens in fresh produce. The reason stated for the cut, is that it doesn't fit with the marketing division. The cut will save a whopping $5 million dollars. Now this service will be relegated to the states or producers themselves. Does this make any sense?
"We don't test produce," said Lola Russell, a CDC spokeswoman. "That's just not part of our mission."
State health departments are already facing tough choices as they try to come up with enough dollars to keep food safe after tens thousands of employees have been laid off in recent years. And the FDA has always been crunched for food safety dollars, receiving so little money for food inspections that some facilities are only inspected every five to 10 years. A new food safety law President Obama signed last year aims to increase the number of inspections in the United States and abroad, but emphasizes prevention rather than increased testing of foods.
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This small program tests for illness causing pathogens in fresh produce. The reason stated for the cut, is that it doesn't fit with the marketing division. The cut will save a whopping $5 million dollars. Now this service will be relegated to the states or producers themselves. Does this make any sense?
Obama's budget cuts bacteria testing in produce | US National Headlines | Comcast (http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20120216/US.Obama.Budget.Food.Safety/?cid=hero_media - broken link)
I guess he is trying to appease the tea party Bad move Obama. They will hate you even if taxes stopped and no one was in DC
Presidents and industry insiders avoid GMOs
The Obama family has wisely opted out of exposing themselves to GM foods by requiring organic--and therefore non-GMO--foods served at the White House. They are even planting an organic garden on the south lawn of the White House, to feature 55 types of vegetables.
The Bush family also had an organic kitchen policy. Laura Bush was "adamant" about it, but kept it all quiet.
Even at Monsanto, many in-the-know employees won't consume the company's own GM creations. Back in 1999, the management of the cafeteria at Monsanto's UK headquarters in High Wycombe, England wrote: OpEdNews - Article: Will Obama's Food Safety Team Finally Regulate the Biggest Food Safety Hazard of Our Time?
This small program tests for illness causing pathogens in fresh produce. The reason stated for the cut, is that it doesn't fit with the marketing division. The cut will save a whopping $5 million dollars. Now this service will be relegated to the states or producers themselves. Does this make any sense?
Obama's budget cuts bacteria testing in produce | US National Headlines | Comcast (http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20120216/US.Obama.Budget.Food.Safety/?cid=hero_media - broken link)
Does this regime do anything that make common sense?
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Bad move Obama. They will hate you even if taxes stopped and no one was in DC
