The Obama Administration's "War on Beer"

[ArcadiaGP]

The Obama Administration's War on Beer | RedState

Obama Administration’s Food and Drug Administration bureaucrats have determined that breweries distributing spent grain to farmers must be treated as animal feed manufacturers. Such a classification would require breweries to handle their spent grain differently and drive up the cost of doing business.

 

[aaron580]

Looks like ole joe may actually be able to speak a comprehensive sentence if this happens.

 

[LeeStreet]

I guess they could landfill it, which doesn't make sense.

 

[g00n24]

Last I heard, which was probably a week ago, on a radio talk show (can't remember who the host was), the FDA is now reconsidering their stance following some kind of backlash. I believe some congressman were raising a stink about this idiocy. So, hopefully they won't be going ahead with this nonsense.

 

[Phil502]

Looks like ole joe may actually be able to speak a comprehensive sentence if this happens.

Eh, don't bet on it.

 

[steveh_131]

Are you opposed to the FDA regulating our food?

If not, why should this supplier of animal feed be exempt from the regulations that others must adhere to?

 

[Llamaguy]

I smell Big Beer behind this one. Even the smallest breweries make a TON of "waste" that they would otherwise have to pay to be disposed of, but can actually be paid by farmers to take it of their hands. Mega-brewers of course can afford to meet new regulations if it decreases their competition.

 

[aaron580]

I smell Big Beer behind this one. Even the smallest breweries make a TON of "waste" that they would otherwise have to pay to be disposed of, but can actually be paid by farmers to take it of their hands. Mega-brewers of course can afford to meet new regulations if it decreases their competition.

Looks like the Mr. Beer kits will start selling amazingly well if thats the case.

 

[BogWalker]

So, tell me, what problem would this fix exactly? I imagine the FDA would have a hard time figuring that out.

 

[SkinNFluff]

I have a lot of friends that get grain from breweries for their chickens. they get it because it is cheep or free. it is of no use for anything else. now to use it they have to dry all of it. if they don't it will rot and mildew. drying is not something the breweries do. while i feel it is way too much work i see nothing wrong with the people who do it. now i do hit up the local grocery stores for bad produce which i chop and feed to my chickens.

as far as the fda goes for animal feed. pet food companies are allowed to put some nasty stuff in pet foods. meat collected at animal shelters/pounds (guess what kind of meat that is) is allowed to be used in pet foods.