Hello. I trust you are all keeping warm and cozy, enjoying this weather. One of the great ways to beat the winter blahs is to pull out a few recipes that you've thought about trying. Having the oven on in the winter, filling the house with delicious smells, lifts everyone's spirits.
I wasn't sure if you all heard, but the Updated Food Safety Bill did pass and was singned into law a couple of weeks ago. Also, it did have an amendedment attached that excludes the food producers making under $500.000/year, I believe. Please, do some investigating and doublecheck that fact. My memory is not working so good. :)
If you are in the food production business, in whatever capacity, and whatever level, you need to keep a careful watch on this bill and others like it that are relative to food production. The reason I say that is that during my research on this particular food bill, I discovered unknown information regarding seed harvesting and the whole controversy regarding Mansanto and the hybrid/genetically engineered food fight. That's one that is REALLY scary. I had come across a little tidbit, (when I find it again, I'll post the link), that during the WikiLeaks, it was revealed that the US administration threatened economic punishments to France if they did not allow hybrid seeds into their country. They had been resisting because they take great pride in the fact that they have very strict controls in place to insure the high quality of food that they produce.
In the meantime, (while I look for that link), here is another interesting link regarding food safety:
http://www.walletpop.com/2011/01/19/many-states-get-poor-grades-for-food-poisoning-control-says-rep/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk1%7C37912Bon Appetit!
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