Friday, February 25, 2011

Strickland backing food safety board - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Legislators from the Democrat-controlled and Republican-controlle state Senate on Monday unveiled detail of joint resolutions moving through both chambers that woulxd createthe 13-member Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. Pending approval in the plans for the board would go before voters in November as a proposed constitutional Legislatorssay they’re looking to ultimately boosyt food safety and locally produced products. “Clearly, the publid wants reassurance that the food they consumw is produced herein Ohio, and that it is safe to eat and responsiblyt farmed,” Rep. Allan Sayre, D-Dover, said in a release. Sayre sponsore the House joint while Sen.
Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, sponsored the Senate’sx version. The board as outlined in resolutions would be made up of10 governor-appointe d members and one handpicked by the House and Senate The leader of the state Agriculture Department wouled serve as the 13th membe and chair. Strickland on Monday dubbed the proposer board a planthat “will make our stat e a national leader in the level of animal care and He’s joined in support by the , state Pork Producers Counciol and Poultry Association.

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