What you should know about the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act (S510)
With this bill just having passed the Senate, but running into a technical challenge by House Democrats there is something every American should be aware in terms of how Congress operates. There is no reason to delve into the specifics here because plenty of reputable organizations have already done the work. One excellent resource that illustrates the danger of granting the FDA more power and some of the specifics of the Senate bill can be found at the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund . I want to just briefly touch upon the typical Congressional bait and switch tactic that has allowed so many damaging pieces of legislation to control aspects of our lives under the pretext of safety or 'common good'. For starters, the name of the bill is designed as a marketing ploy. Anyone who now opposes this bill will at the surface be opposing safety and why would any rational individual oppose safety? Modernization is also a wonderful keyword and this is how the Bush admini