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Indiana Regulators Acknowledge Depth of Disagreements on Raw Milk, As They Get Hung Up Over Distribution; Court Gain for Mennonite Farmer

by David Gumpert | Dec 3, 2012 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 34 comments

You have to give credit where credit is due–to Indiana regulators who have just issued a report about possibly loosening the state’s strict prohibitions on raw milk.But while they are refreshingly candid in identifying key problems in the debate over...

Why Is WI DATCP So Eager to Put a Life-Long Mennonite Butcher Permanently Out of Business? Supporters Encouraged to Attend Monday Hearing

by David Gumpert | Dec 1, 2012 | Food Safety, Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 23 comments

Last February, a Wisconsin judge imposed a temporary injunction prohibiting Arlin Bender from slaughtering cattle and pigs on behalf of neighboring farmers, at the request of the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). In July,...

You’ve Got the Wrong Guy, Suggests FDA’s John Sheehan in Assessing That UC Davis Raw Milk Article Mystery…Well, Sort Of

by David Gumpert | Nov 30, 2012 | Raw Milk, Regulation, Research | 17 comments

In October, I expressed the view that an academic article favorable to raw milk, and posted on a web site of the University of California, Davis, was removed at the orders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s director of Plant and Dairy Food Safety, John...

WI DATCP Shows Aggressive, and Desperate, Approach in Hershberger Pre-Trial Maneuvering–Update: State Denied

by David Gumpert | Nov 29, 2012 | Food Clubs, Legal, News Media, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 5 comments

Six weeks in advance of  the criminal trial of Wisconsin farmer Vernon Hershberger, pre-trial maneuvering moved into high gear Tuesday.  Some seven lawyers gathered  in the Baraboo courtroom of Sauk County Judge Guy Reynolds, and for three hours argued...

Is Judge in New Schlangen Case Learning Same Lessons As Jury in the Old One? Final Appeal in Morningland Dairy Case?

by David Gumpert | Nov 21, 2012 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raids, Regulation | 10 comments

On Monday afternoon, I took a 40-minute drive to Terri Lawton’s Oake Knoll Ayrshires farm in nearby Foxboro, MA, to pick up a Thanksgiving turkey. I know it’s not a big deal in the larger scheme of things, to make a special trip to pick up a turkey, but I...

Advocates Explain Why Food Rights Struggle Must Be Built on Community; Behind Zinniker Dairy’s Demise

by David Gumpert | Nov 17, 2012 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation | 40 comments

 What is the essential ingredient enabling farmers and food club operators to successfully resist the seemingly endless government assaults and incursions on private food arrangements?Nearly without exception, it has been community support, according to several...

That Mystery Academic Raw Milk Article Is Back–Here’s How to Interpret Added FDA-Speak; How Prop 37 Rejection Will Affect Food Rights

by David Gumpert | Nov 10, 2012 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation, Research | 8 comments

When last we left the mystery of the disappearing article in an academic newsletter highlighting raw milk’s benefits, it seemed we had been witness to a serious encroachment on academic freedom.Last month, I described the article’s eye-popping statements...

Jilly’s Real Message to Raw Milk Advocates and Opponents: Grow Up and Start Taking Responsibility

by David Gumpert | Nov 2, 2012 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation | 90 comments

I want to thank Jilly B for sharing with us at least some of the difficulties she has faced since her two-year-old daughter became seriously ill from raw milk.  We don’t know the whole story, but we know enough to appreciate that her daughter and entire...
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