美國農業部官員擔憂“FSMA”對中小型農場的負面效應

      據美國食品安全新聞網消息，近日美國植保協會國家政策會議召開，剛剛卸任美國農業部副部長的凱瑟琳.梅里根在會上表示，美國《食品安全現代化法案》（FSMA）可能會對中小型農場產生負面效應。

    梅里根認為，FSMA條例對農業以及工業產生的影響會遠遠超過人們的想象，然而有些時候，對于中小型單位來講，政府推行的政策在提升食品安全方面未必那么奏效。梅里根還表示，推進轉基因標識的行動仍會繼續。

    部分原文報道如下：

        Kathleen Merrigan, who recently left her role as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said this week she is concerned about the negative impact the Food Safety Modernization Act could have on small- and medium-sized farms.

    According to a report by AgriPulse, Merrigan made the remarks at CropLife America's National Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. She told the audience that the FSMA regulations being developed have "the potential to transform, disrupt, improve and potentially destroy some operations."

    原文鏈接：<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/merrigan-expresses-worry-about-fsmas-impact-to-agriculture/>