date:Jan 21, 2013
There are fears over the new FDA Food and Safety Modernization Act and what some see as an attempt to group all produce together, when it comes to food safety risks.
Opposition to this focuses on the fact that ground crops such as lettuce and melons, come into close contact with fertilizers and other potentially hazardous agents, to a greater extent than, for example, tree fruits.
The FDA justifies its grouping of ground and tree crops by citing irrigation water; the proposed requirements dir