Proposed FDA safety rules frustrate tree fruit farmer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/proposed-fda-safety-rules-frustrate-tree-fruit-farmers/2013/04/08/c2a7972c-9c7e-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?hpid=z1

SOMEONE NEEDS TO CARE WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK, THANK GOD FOR PROGRESSIVES.

Blueberries and bananas are in, but black-eyed peas are out. Papaya is in, but plantains and pumpkins are out. Spinach and summer squash, in. Sweet potatoes and winter squash, out. Artichokes? Out. Apples? In.

And many apple farmers, as it turns out, aren’t too thrilled about that. 

wrestling to put in place a massive overhaul of the nation’s food safety system, drew a line this year when proposing which fruits and vegetables would be subject to strict new standards: Those usually consumed raw would be included, while those usually cooked or processed would be exempt.

Since then, few groups have expressed more frustration than tree fruit farmers, who grow apples, pears and a variety of other produce. They complain that the FDA’s approach, in some ways, defies common sense. 

are we back to crying about regulations, keeping us safe from unscrupulous faermers shortcutting and chemical companies like Monsanto hitting  food with all kinds of pestacides i welcome these regulations look it up it means keeping us safe from the bad things others would impose on us for a dollar bill.

Those gripes offer a case study in the challenges of implementing the landmark 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act, which directed the FDA to prevent food-borne illnesses rather than simply react to outbreaks. It’s an easy idea to embrace. But when it gets down to apples and oranges, figuring out who should abide by which rules has proven anything but simple.
Growers subject to the new produce rules could face a variety of new responsibilities, including regular testing of irrigation water, sanitizing canvas fruit-picking bags and keeping animals away from crops. Many tree fruit farmers worry about the cost of such measures and say they would offer few safety benefits. 

republicans agree with the farmers and handlers they just feel "we the people" don'tr need to have safe consumable food, pick and ship when the only thing done prior to that was put a seed in the ground.  \kudos Pres. good lookin' out for "we the people", republicans do you eat the foods you would have us eat or do you know better?