http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2749.html#67099 This bill is in complete contradiction to what health promotion is about. We need to financially support and encourage the growth of small family and local farming as well as organic production to counteract what the FDA has allowed to be included in our foods already: POISON. Thus, the obesity epidemic and chronic health conditions.... 67099@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:45:46 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2749.html#64542 After reading the main parts of this bill, and the associated "analysis" or summary of this bill...it's evident to me that this bill is "overkill" and would be cost-prohibitively expensive (adding almost $2billion to the national budget!). Further, this proposed legislation allows " carte blanche" autocratic approach by Food & Drug Administration which would be especially harmful to the small family farms across the U.S. This bill would only serve to further tax (increased application fees to offset its exhorbitant cost) or penalize the small family farmers of America.... 64542@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:28:05 EDT