Food safety, we claim we want it, but we do not want to pay for it..the Growing Industry that needs to grow up

No industry wants to pay taxes, but every industry wants the government to ensure safety (so that the industry does not get sued and does not have to fork out money).

Food Safety Fees Opposed by Growing Industry Coalition: "The Super Committee charged with cutting at least $1.5 trillion from future federal spending should not count on any new food safety taxes or fees, says a growing coalition of food and agriculture organizations.

In an Oct. 4 letter to the leadership of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the food and agriculture groups urged the Super Committee to stay away from food safety taxes and fees.

"As you draft a plan to finance the federal government into the future," the letter says, "we urge you to ensure federal food safety programs receive the funding necessary to keep America's food supply safe without imposing any new food taxes or user fees on consumers and food makers.""

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