food safety and modernization act

Obama Signs Food Safety Act into Law: Small Farms Are Exempted from Some Provisions

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On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law the $1.4 billion Food Safety and Modernization Act, the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s food industry in 70 years.The law will give the …

New Food Safety Bill Passes Senate: Amendments Support Smallest Farms

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The U.S. Senate passed the Food Safety and Modernization Act (S. 510) on November 30th, 2010, the most sweeping overhaul of food safety regulations of the century, spurred by food-borne illness …