The Law For Food Facism By Vandana Shiva 22/02/2005 At 18:55 India Indymedia http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/02/210157.shtml
The Food Safety Law 2005 p is a dismantling of the PFA. It is in effect the legalizing of adulteration of India's entire food system with toxic chemicals and industrial processing Food laws and Food Safety for India's diverse and local food economy The Government has drafted a Food Safety and Standards Bill 2005 as an "Integrated Food Law" which has been prepared with the intention to be contemporary, comprehensive, and ensure better consumer safety through food safety management systems and settling standards based on science and transparency as also meeting the dynamic requirements of international trade and Indian Food Trade and Industry. Clearly, the law has been designed to lubricate international trade and the expansion of the global agribusiness. Consumer health, nutrition, and food culture are not even mentioned as objectives of the integrated food law. Topics Covered: - PFA needs strengthening, not dismantling Industrial food systems produce food hazards and disease Genetic Engineering will introduce new food hazards. Whose Safety Rules ? Whose Standards? Need for pluralism to protect food livelihoods and diverse food cultures The Right to Information Vs Confidential Information Law for Food Facism : The License Permit Raj for the Food Economy Read Full article on India Indymedia http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/02/210157.shtml ~regards Anivar Aravind
