Number: RL34612
Title: Food Safety on the Farm: Federal Programs and Selected Proposals
Authors: Geoffrey S. Becker, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: A number of the several dozen food safety bills introduced into the 110th Congress could have affected farmers and ranchers, either directly or indirectly. Several of these bills would expressly have required enforceable on-farm safety standards. Others that focused primarily on post-harvest food safety measures nonetheless might have led to changes in on-farm practices if the regulated sectors (handlers and processors of agricultural products) placed new demands on their suppliers in order to comply. Similar proposals could be introduced and debated in the 111th Congress, where food safety reform is expected to be on the agenda.
Pages: 9
Date: December 19, 2008