<div>I feel HR 2749 is indeed a concern. This type of legislation should apply only to large agribusiness, where contamination at one point can be wildly disseminated in a huge array of products at distant locales and may need to be tracked. Also, there no doubt an implicit concern about risk from bioterrorism. But small farms, which not only do no pose this risk but are the best hope for real cure, could be put out of business with this type of legislation.</div>
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<div>This letter, found on the website of the National Family Farm Coalition, puts it succinctly:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.nffc.net/Pressroom/Letters/2009/11.10.09%20Senate%20-%20Food%20Safety.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nffc.net/Pressroom/Letters/2009/11.10.09%20Senate%20-%20Food%20Safety.pdf</a></div>
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<div>Obama's nominations to the USDA and other agriculture-policy related positions clearly confirm a consolidated alliance between the federal government and multinational agribusiness, such as Monsanto. To date, these include Tom Vilsack, Michael Taylor, Roger Beachy and Islam Siddiqui. <a href="http://www.organicconsumers.org/usda_watch.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.organicconsumers.org/usda_watch.cfm</a></div>
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<div>So the problem is that legislation like HR 2749 gets in because of the real food safety risks imposed by the very nature of large agribusiness, but large agribusiness is systematically being placed in full control of federal regulation development and implementation. </div>
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<div>It's time to grow our own.</div>
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<div>best regards,</div>
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<div>Gena Fleming</div>
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