claim: new food safety legislation will regulate backyard gardening.
author: bloggers
evidence_1: apr 5, 2009 ... (cross-posted at growing the garden ) you may have heard the scare stories  about the bill before congress: hr ... ... it does not mandate any specific type of  traceability for fda-regulated foods (the bill does instruct a new food safety  agency to improve traceability of foods, but specifically says that ...
evidence_2: mar 27, 2009 ... q: would a new bill in congress make my backyard organic garden illegal? a: a  house bill proposes to ... the legislation stipulates that the new fsa (food safety  administration) would set safety regulations for food establishments and "food  production facilities" and would be able to inspect such facilities.
evidence_3: what the food safety bill really means. the senate's recently passed food- safety bill intends to make our food system safer, but it's also raised a lot of fears.  we separate myth from reality. by leah zerbe and emily main december 1, 2010 . some worry that new legislation will place government agents in your backyard.
evidence_4: the food safety modernization act of 2009 would eliminate home gardens and  put organic farmers out of business? ... if this bill passes, you can say goodbye to  organic produce, your local farmer's market and very possibly, the garden in  your own backyard!!!!! things we are finding in the bill: * effectively ...
evidence_5: the intention of these regulations is to make food safer for consumers and to  mitigate the cost of food safety incidents in our society. unintended  consequences are those impacts occurring as a result of the regulation that do  not contribute to the intent of the legislation. exemptions provided under these  regulations will ...