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Where Will the First Case of Child Abuse for Serving “Dangerous” Food Originate?

by David Gumpert | May 24, 2012 | Food Safety, Legal, Nutrition, Regulation, Resistance | 43 comments

When I wrote about the case of parents suing Minnesota farmer Michael Hartmann in connection with their child’s alleged illness from raw milk, and the judge’s suggestion the parents might bear  some responsibility for their child’s illness, I assumed the...

Shades of Gray: Why A Journalist’s Reporting on MN Raw Milk Won’t Get a Lot of Accolades from Either Side

by David Gumpert | May 21, 2012 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, News Media, Regulation | 99 comments

 There have been many newspaper articles about raw milk over the last few years, and they nearly all use the same presentation formula. They begin with an example of a farmer producing raw milk for many happy customers. Then the narrative switches to all the...

Lots of Bobbing and Weaving Going on in MN, As MDA Gets Delay in Schlangen Trial; OPDC Cleared to Sell Dairy Products

by David Gumpert | May 17, 2012 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 48 comments

  Food rights proponents got another civics lesson today when Alvin Schlangen’s jury trial on four misdemeanor charges, due to begin next Monday, was put off indefinitely.It is easy for food rights proponents who participated in protest activities in...

Food Police in MN and CA Giving Us More Opportunities, and Incentives, to Resist

by David Gumpert | May 16, 2012 | Food Safety, Raids, Regulation | 47 comments

“We will not comply!”That was the rallying cry from Raw Milk Freedom Riders leader Liz Reitzig and 200 participants at the Minneapolis demonstration Monday in support of Alvin Schlangen.That was also the message when I visited the home of one of the moms...

Will Jury Trial Make a Difference in Schlangen Food Rights Case? Mmmm, Pasteurized Eggs; A Primer on Raw Milk Debate

by David Gumpert | May 15, 2012 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Regulation, Resistance | 14 comments

At long last there will be a jury trial of a raw dairy provider. After six years of legal cases involving raw dairy providers in New York (Meadowsweet Dairy), Wisconsin (Max Kane, Zinnikers, Craigs), Missouri (Morningland Dairy), and Ohio (Carol Schmitmeyer), a jury...

Another Recall At OPDC–Wishing for Clear Thinking on Both Sides; Shifting Media Focus?

by David Gumpert | May 11, 2012 | Food Safety, News Media, Regulation | 52 comments

  The West Coast people got a little bit of a head start in discussing the recall of Organic Pastures Dairy Co.’s products (following my previous post). A recall, and quarantine, was ordered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, alleging that...

More MN Consumers Threatened by MDA—And A New Kind of Chess Game Takes Shape

by David Gumpert | May 8, 2012 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 27 comments

 The Minnesota  Department of Agriculture’s campaign against consumers is significantly more widespread than I first reported. And it is stirring up a hornet’s nest of outrage, and promises of defiance.It turns out the MDA actually sent its love letters...

In Search of Aryan Hogs; Financial Backing for Heritage Pigs; Rights Workshop Filling Up

by David Gumpert | Apr 29, 2012 | Food Safety, Legal, Regulation, Research | 43 comments

In Nazi Germany during the 1930s, the big challenge among Germans was to prove they weren’t Jewish. They scrambled to produce certificates of baptism and show family trees that documented they weren’t Jewish. It didn’t take much to fail–a...
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