HR 185 is a bill that has been sent to committee. It prohibits the use of farmland for food, food animals and their products (such as eggs and milk) and feed for food animals that has been amended with sewage sludge for a period of one year. It provides exceptions if consumers are notified by labeling of signage.
I'm having trouble believing that right now it is a legal practice to spread this stuff on fields and then plant food crops or graze animals on it. OMG!!!!
It is and always has been prohibited in the ORGANIC CERTIFICATION program. No wonder people are willing to pay more for organic produce.
Sludge contains residues of anything mankind can pour or flush down a drain. IMHO this is one food safety bill they needed to pass a hundred years ago. Let them use sludge for bio-fuels, not my food. This one shouldn't even need debate.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-185&tab=summary
This message was edited Apr 2, 2009 11:46 AM
Sewage Sludge in Food Production
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