Page 21 - MFB State Annual Meeting 2018 -- RESOLUTIONS BOOK

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3. We believe food safety issues at the producer level should be handled through "quality assurance programs."
4. We encourage the education of all food handlers on the proper preparation, cooking and serving of all food products and on sanitary practices as part of state licensing procedures.
5. Ensuring a safe, secure food supply is a critical concern when establishing domestic and international policy. We should continue to communicate accurate, timely information on food safety issues to the mainstream media and the general public. Our goal is to improve awareness and understanding of agriculture's commitment to providing a safe, high quality food supply at a reasonable price to the public.
6. We encourage food regulatory agencies to research and develop expedient and efficient processes to trace food contamination outbreaks, which result in economic losses and a lack of consumer trust. Food origin traceability should not extend to the field level or input level. Any system should be non-intrusive and economically feasible.
7. Producers of legal agricultural products should not be held responsible or liable for long-term health problems claimed to occur from the products’ consumption or use.
8. We support:
8.1. The consideration of both the risks
and the benefits of pesticides in the
evaluation of chemical products;
8.2. The establishment and promotion of
sound scientific research criteria which ensure the safety of food additives;
8.3. Legislative and regulatory decisions concerning food irradiation (cold