Food inspections; exempts private homes that process and prepare pickles, relishes, and salsas. (HB46)
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Description
Food inspections in private homes. Exempts private homes from food safety inspections when the resident processes and prepares pickles, relishes, and salsas for sale to individuals at the home or at farmers markets and labeled "NOT FOR RESALE - PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION." Private homes where candies, jams, jellies, and baked goods are prepared and distributed accordingly are already exempt from inspection . Amends § 3.2-5130 (“Inspections required to operate food establishment.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
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Comments
Just the thought has me running for the toilet paper. Whats that tiny thing floating in the salsa jar,is it a relish or bugger.
It isn't right when it's alright for a small producer can make some pickles off on their garden and give them away all year long or a non-profit organization can sell those pickles one day a year at a special event, but those same pickles are forbidden for sale the rest of the year unless the producer jumps all kinds of regulatory hoops, loosing what little profit they hoped for.
It appears to me some big entities are using government to stifle the small competition. There is room for all in the market, I would like to see a more level playing field and fairness for all.
It is audatious for the Commissioner of Agriculture in Virginia, whose Job it is to promote farming has essentially stricken small farms from marketing their produce.
He should be ashamed of himself for speaking on behalf of Big AG to the detriment and loss of small farms.
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