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Good News in Fight Over GMO Labeling–It Helps Unite Communities for Real Food

by David Gumpert | Nov 5, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Regulation | 58 comments

I’ve been reading a lot about GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in preparation for the debate I am moderating Thursday evening between Virginia farmer Joel Salatin and holistic physician  Joseph Mercola in Atlanta. The debate, a fund-raiser for the...

Overreach: MN Judge Puts Crimp in MDA’s 10-Year Pursuit of Raw Dairy Farmer Hartmann

by David Gumpert | Oct 31, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Resistance | 122 comments

Minnesota’s relentless decade-long pursuit of dairy farmer Michael Hartmann finally ran off the road, when a state judge ruled earlier this month that the state conducted an illegal search of the farmer’s truck.In a strongly worded 30-page opinion, Minnesota Judge...

RAWMI Session Brings Together Key Parties in Raw Milk Debate; Grange Event in Food Sovereignty Territory

by David Gumpert | Oct 17, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation | 38 comments

Last week, the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) held its second annual “Training Day”. It brought together a wide range of people that would have been unthinkable three or four years ago. RAWMI founder Mark McAfee provides this account of the people and happenings of the...

If the Food Is in the Supermarket, It Must Be Safe, Right? The Big Reason Unsafe Corporate Food Is Okay

by David Gumpert | Oct 11, 2013 | Food Safety, Regulation | 30 comments

I was explaining to a friend yesterday that the federal government in the form of the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to allow a multibillion-dollar food corporation to sell product, even after its chicken has been associated with hundreds of illnesses, many...

That Big Salmonella Outbreak: Chickens Coming Home to Roost on Bankrupt Food Safety Double Standard

by David Gumpert | Oct 9, 2013 | Food Safety, Regulation, Research | 26 comments

There’s an outbreak of illnesses from salmonella in chicken that is making national headlines–278 people in 18 states have been sickened. More alarming is the fact that 42% of those sickened have been hospitalized, and that the pathogen seems resistant to...

Drip, Drip Go Raw Milk Regulators in South Dakota, Illinois; Vonderplanitz Thai Farm

by David Gumpert | Oct 4, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation, Research | 68 comments

It is encouraging to learn from Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy Co. about the growing acceptance among scientific researchers in California of raw milk (per his comments following my previous post). I have written in the past about the open-mindedness of...

What Is Biopower, And How Does It Figure into Food Sovereignty? Hershberger’s Celebrity; Baker Fundraiser

by David Gumpert | Sep 13, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance | 25 comments

I’ve been reading through academic papers being presented this weekend at a Yale University conference on food sovereignty. I’ve been learning some new terms from reading papers being presented at the conference. One term that rang a bell is ”the cunning...

PA Raw Dairy Owner Clears Air over CDC; Children and Raw Milk

by David Gumpert | Sep 6, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 40 comments

Once again, we learn the power of all those regulator warnings about the dangers of raw milk–they just seem to expand the market for raw milk and other dairy products. According to Edwin Shank, owner of The Family Cow in Pennsylvania, which re-opened last...
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