[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: Bill May Undo States' Rules on Safe Food

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What ever happened to this Administration's ballyhooing of "state's rights?"


WASHINGTON | March 1, 2006
Bill May Undo States' Rules on Safe Food
By MARIAN BURROS
The House is expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would pre-empt all state food safety regulations that are more stringent than federal standards.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/politics/01food.html?ex=1141880400&en=5f1b54eec25c2e2d&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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