QLD:Food regulations onerous; Salatin

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2010
QLD:Food regulations onerous; Salatin

A prominent American farmer has described Australia's food regulations onerous .. saying
they are impeding hundreds of potential small-scale food producers.

JOEL SALATIN is a pioneer in sustainable farming and well-known for his appearance
in the Oscar-nominated film Food Inc.

Visiting Brisbane .. he's told a meeting of more than 450 Queenslanders about the flaws
of factory farms and the need for sustainable local farms.

DREW WAGNER from Queensland's peak farming body Agforce .. meanwhile .. agrees .. saying
Australian food regulations are restrictive for both small and big farms.

But Food Standards Australia New Zealand says the regulations have created safe food practices.

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KEYWORD: SALATIN (BRISBANE)

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