Mon 8/26/13 Noon & 7PM New food safety laws will soon change the way farmers and producers operate. The Food Safety Modernization act was passed by Congress in 2010, and last winter the Food and Drug Administration issued the proposed rule changes. They've held listening sessions all across the country to learn how farmers and food processors feel about the proposed laws, including one in Hanover, NH on Tuesday, August 20th.
We’ll talk to Chuck Ross and Shelley Mehlenbacher from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture about what the Food Safety Modernization Act might mean for agriculture and food safety in the state.
You can comment on the Food Safety Modernization Act here or here. For more information about the proposed rules, visit the Vermont food safety task force website.
We'll also hear from a recent graduate of South Burlington High School who started free classes to teach seniors how to use technology.
And, in the final installment of summer school, we'll learn how to butcher a chicken.
