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13926
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The Food Safety Modernization Act is the most sweeping overhaul of the American food system since the 1930s. The new law regulates and inspects more tightly farms and food processors in hopes of reducing food-borne illnesses which kill over 5,000 people a year and sicken thousands more. Sorg discusses how the law affects small farms.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Jan 2011, p12-15, il Periodical Website
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30578
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In a joint statement prepared by leaders in agriculture, business, labor, and the professions, an argument is made for working towards a national farm policy based on three objectives: adequate supply of the right kind of farm products plus the production of exports; maintenance of soil fertility that is also built up for the expanding population needs; farm income on a level comparable with non-farm income, high enough so that skilled labor stays in the agriculture.