by David Gumpert | Sep 28, 2014 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Its been more than two weeks since the media began reporting on five Kentucky children hospitalized with E.coli O157:H7. The reporting was straightforward, with no mention of the possibility that raw milk might be the cause of the illnesses. Since those...
by David Gumpert | Sep 18, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Its been nearly a half-dozen years since I last visited Europe, and I wondered this time if the continents vaunted decline might also include its food. The economic problems of Greece, Spain, and Portugal are well known, as are the continents demographic...
by David Gumpert | Sep 5, 2014 | Food Safety, Regulation |
As the inaugural Food Freedom Fest gets under way in Staunton, VA, on Friday, it only seems appropriate that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should show its true colors and prohibit French raw milk cheeses….for having too much good bacteria. The...
by David Gumpert | Aug 29, 2014 | Food Safety, Regulation |
What is the real cause of the government crackdown on small farms producing good food? I have written and spoken about the fear of competition by our corporate food producers, as consumers gradually come to realize how they are being sickened by corporate...
by David Gumpert | Aug 22, 2014 | Food Safety, News Media, Regulation |
Russia shut down four McDonalds outlets in Moscow. on Wednesday. The stated reason, according to The Wall Street Journal report? Food safety violations. What a laugh. And no, it wasnt the hassling given to one of America’s largest food...
by David Gumpert | Jul 30, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A few weeks ago, the United Kingdoms Food Standards Agency came out with an eye-opening report on raw milk. This agency, the UKs equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acknowledged and accepted, at least on a minimal basis, the reality of raw milk,...
by David Gumpert | Jul 25, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A number of people have asked me why Jenny Samuelson didnt just defy the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development last Sunday and cut the red seizure tape on her co-op members food
.in much the same way as Vernon Hershberger did in Wisconsin in 2010....
by David Gumpert | Jul 14, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It seems that Groton, MA, is still abuzz over the decision by its Board of Health to reverse the towns long-standing ban on raw milk. There have been some postings on the town list serve and some emails directed my way, all concerning the...
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