pahunkboy
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Joined: 2/26/2006 From: Central Pennsylvania Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: TreasureKY PA, this bill is an amendment to the existing Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Glancing through the bill, I don't find where the scope of who is impacted will be broadened. Several parts specify that only facilities required to register under 21 USC 350d will be affected. From that regulation... "The term `facility' includes any factory, warehouse, or establishment (including a factory, warehouse, or establishment of an importer) that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds food. Such term does not include farms; restaurants; other retail food establishments; nonprofit food establishments in which food is prepared for or served directly to the consumer; or fishing vessels (except such vessels engaged in processing as defined in section 123.3(k) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations)." Please note the portions I've highlighted above. I think most people who have a home garden would fall under the "nonprofit food establishments in which food is prepared for or served directly to the consumer". You can find a copy of the bill here, and you can follow along with the proposed changes here. I believe others on here have already given you a link to follow the status of the bill. Thank you!
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