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This might be the better course of action to take considering regulations.gov has been down for most of the past week... http://www.cornucopia.org/2013/11/fda-food-safety-rule-webpage-repeatedly-crashes-advance-important-public-comment-deadline/ Mary Brower Food and Farm Coordinator the Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design (ISLAND) 231-622-5252 office, 231-459-8968 cell www.ART*meets*EARTH.org <http://www.ARTmeetsEARTH.org> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Tim Redmond <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Vicki - thanks for sharing these comments. The more the FDA gets of > comment such as these the greater the chance they'll see the errors in the > initial rules-making and make the changes necessary. > > Dru et al - if you get this - thanks to you and your group as well for > these excellent comments. > > I have attached as well comments submitted recently to the FDA by the > Wastenaw Food Policy Council. They were formulated by The Farmer Policy > Action Team of the WFPC, major credit going to Farmer PAT member Daniel > Poon. > > > If you would like to access a searchable archive of the all the previous > Mich-Organic listserv postings copy this URL and paste in your browser > address field http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html > > > Tim Redmond > Member - Washtenaw Food Policy Council > Co-Chair - WFPC Farmer Policy Action Team > Member - Farmer Task Force, Michigan Food Policy Council > > Tim Redmond > Eat Local Eat Natural > [log in to unmask] > 734-741-4728 > > > On Nov 11, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Morrone, Vicki wrote: > > Sharing this with all of you.. Last call for comments on the food safety > modernization act. Kindly shared by The michigan farmers market assoc > Cheers > Vicki morrone > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Dru Montri <[log in to unmask]> > *Date:* November 11, 2013 at 5:09:40 PM EST > *To:* <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* *Submit Your Comments on FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act* > *Reply-To:* Dru Montri <[log in to unmask]> > > The deadline for public comment on rules developed by the Food and Drug > Administration (FDA) to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) > is *November 15*. Farmers, market managers, organizations, and consumers > have the opportunity to weigh in on important federal decisions. You can > read MIFMA’s Comments Regarding FDA’s Proposed FSMA<http://mifma.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MIFMA-FSMA-Comments-11-11-13.pdf>. > We also recommend that you visit sustainableagriculture.net<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001C2FNOa9OtDaScTO6K8h3Qjb7_89GV4Y5p_BmMrxW_AyCa-nDBmX7Zyypi6GT7b4d43xsgo-Zy4VJgV2RAKfEpRhq9EHwaDVyQWp78q27p4ew1qnI5W2pgFl8-XQm7VZaJZVYHP36I0JcasYGD-sSLLplGHwdkT9EAuq2bTXER8ikIx-p805bWQ0gSjg-03hj&c=ESW0gZmz9tUEkD7w0ejfxv0RxAZIbgxOcw4Xwm7OHbHPXkQlGQ8zMg==&ch=OR_tOmBOiwbmuCAzAV-MJyTiqrRYkDgMfgnVU2pm_-jVg9FsB-qcDw==>to learn how to comment. The site has simple templates and instructions on > how to electronically submit comments to the FDA. > > > > Please take some time this cold snowy evening to submit your comments! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dru > > > > *Dru Montri, Ph.D.* > > Director > > Michigan Farmers Market Association > > > > 480 Wilson Road, Room 172D > > East Lansing, MI 48824 > > Ph: 517-432-3381 > > Fx: 517-353-7961 > > www.mifma.org > > > > > > > > > To remove yourself from this list, email to: [log in to unmask] and > include the following in the text of the message: UNSUBSCRIBE FARMMKTMI. > > > > > > > > If you would like to access a searchable archive of the all the previous > Mich-Organic listserv postings copy this URL and paste in your browser > address field http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html > If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html