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HR 2749, Section 104 and S. 510, Section 105 deal with standards for produce safety to minimize health risks, from growing to transporting and storing it. Even local roadside stands and farmers' markets would be subject to national safety standards, including record keeping, under FDA jurisdiction. Of concern is the cost burden on many, perhaps great enough shut them down, the whole idea behind these provisions.
Survey Results Reveal Other Problems
A 2008 Resource Conservation District of Monterey County, CA survey of 600 irrigated raw crop growers found 8% had their crops rejected for reasons including:
-- deer intrusion;
-- "potential frog habitat;"
-- the "presence of frogs and tadpoles in creek;"
-- planted crops "near trees needed a buffer of 100 to 150 feet;" and
-- "deer tracks near" one farmer's field.
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