This is quite an interesting development but to say there is no truth in the claims made for the Food Safety Modernization Act S510 rings a little hollow especially after watching this video;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G15I-z-4w0

It appears that Food safety bill is all encompassing requiring all food producers (no matter the size or organisation i.e. anyone who produces food on any scale) will be subject to this bill.

http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/seeds-how-to-criminalize-them/

This link basically sums up the controversy including such items as seed contamination. It can be well argued that even this small aspect of the bill gives the Government the ability to determine what constitutes seed contamination. Once on that slippery slope then the government then decides which suppliers of seeds have licenses to produce uncontaminated seed. I wonder which agribusinesses who contribute so much financially to freedom and democracy will get those licenses.

Slippery slope; Oh Yes.

Another example would be the organic spuds growing quite happily (potentially fertilised by your own urine, ) in your back yard would be legally subject to surveillance by the appropriate government authorities (Dept of Homeland Security) if required.

Terrorist Spuds. This is along way from how straight your EU bananas are!