Food Safety Act Enhances Regulation, Spares Small Farmers

The first major U.S. food safety overhaul in 70 years will soon be signed into law.
Food Safety Act Enhances Regulation, Spares Small Farmers
Andrea Hayley
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A vendor cuts heirloom tomatoes to serve as samples for potential customers at a farmer's market in Washington, D.C. Small farmers selling direct to consumers, restaurants, and hotels are exempt from new regulations recently passed in the Food Safety Mode (Abdullah Pope/AFP/Getty Images)
Andrea Hayley
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com