In a message dated 3/13/2006 10:55:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
bblakistone@nfi.org writes:
If the food standardization law passes, CA will not be able to pre-empt
federal regulations.
Barbara Blakistone
Last year, Senate Bill 730 (authored by Jackie Speier) was passed and
added to the California Health and Safety Code:
110827. No aquaculture, fish, or seafood product, including, but not
limited to, farmed and wild caught species, shall be labeled or
represented as "organic" until formal organic certification standards have
been developed and implemented by the United States Department of
Agriculture's National Organic Program or the California Department of
Food and Agriculture.
If California law accepts USDA organic standards when passed by USDA, how
would it be preempting federal regulations?
Hopefully the US Senate will hold public hearings on the so called "food
standardization law" as part of due process so that myriad questions can be
answered and all sides included in the process.
Bob Jones, Executive Director
Southeastern Fisheries Assn.
1118-B Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, Florida
850.224.0612
_www.southeasternfish.org_ (http://www.southeasternfish.org/)
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