Hi All,

Here is an alarming article that was just forwarded to me. In my opinion,

the scariest development so far.

Hank



This is posted on the Farmers Market Management Network, Inc. website



http://fmmn.org/2009/07/29/food-safety-at-ohio-farmers-markets/



which is "Working cooperatively to enhance Ohio farmers’ markets both

large and small to create unity, consistency, and sustainability through

collaboration and education."



    Earlier this week it was brought to our attention that a vendor in

Lake County [OHIO] was cited by the local board of health for selling

“washed” vegetables and greens. The local health department official

was enforcing a new interpretation of food safety rules that assumed

washing greens with water was “food processing” and a farmer who was

not a licensed “processor” washing them was making an “adulterated”

(unsafe) product. The following article was brought to our attention:

http://wholefoodusa.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/alert-ohio-farm-food-and-health-alert/