by David Gumpert | Sep 2, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
For much of August, the nations second-largest raw dairy, The Family Cow in Pennsylvania, was shut down. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, as part of its regular testing of licensed dairies, had discovered campylobacter in several samples. There...
by David Gumpert | Aug 16, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Despite my disparaging view of the prosecution in the Alvin Schlangen case, the six-person jury had its own view, and it wasn’t the same as mine or others on this blog. After nearly four hours of deliberation on Thursday, it convicted the Minnesota farmer of...
by David Gumpert | Aug 15, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Regulation |
Were Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen’s eggs unsafe because they were sitting out at room temperature for some hours?On Day 2 of Schlangen’s criminal trial yesterday, that was one of the key questions under consideration, as Schlangen took the stand...
by David Gumpert | Aug 14, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk |
After a notably weak opening-day prosecution of Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen, his defense attorney will today file a motion to dismiss the criminal misdemeanor case. Defense lawyer Nathan Hansen will argue that Schlangen has the right to sell food to about...
by David Gumpert | Jul 31, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Alvin Schlangen knows the drill by now. Designate a few members of his Minnesota food club to run things in the event he is thrown in jail. Savor his last few meals at home. Get the word out as far and wide as possible to encourage supporters to attend his...
by David Gumpert | Jul 20, 2013 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Whats even sadder than the observations about Rawesome Food Club recalled by Victoria Bloch in the previous post is the fact that the police action against the private food club worked exactly as the government enforcers hoped it would. How do I know? In...
by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Any politician worth his or her salt is good at charades–you know, the game where you pretend you are something that you’re not. Maine’s governor, Paul LePage, has given a masterful performance as a supporter of small farms since he was elected...
by David Gumpert | Jun 27, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media |
On Friday evening nearly five weeks ago, just as the case against farmer Vernon Hershberger was being handed over to the jury, an employee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) tapped an attendee at the trial on the...
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