by David Gumpert | Oct 22, 2021 | What's New |
For a decade now, judges, regulators, and even some media have ridiculed the notion of ‘food rights,’ the idea that Americans have a right to grow, buy, and consume the foods of our own choosing. FDA lawyers in 2010 argued in a brief defending against a suit filed by...
by David Gumpert | Oct 1, 2021 | What's New |
Uncle Sam doesn’t like to lose in court, especially when the winner is a legally clumsy Amish farmer selling healing food via private food clubs around the country. That much became clear during a phone hearing before federal judge Edward Smith Friday, following up on...
by David Gumpert | Sep 16, 2021 | What's New |
Early in the pandemic, National Geographic published an article about Mary Mallon, the Irish immigrant dubbed “Typhoid Mary” by a New York City tabloid in the early 1900s. National Geographic tries to be non-political, so the article focused on Mary Mallon’s role in...
by David Gumpert | Aug 26, 2021 | What's New |
In a highly unusual move, federal Judge Edward Smith on Wednesday put on hold a $250,000 fine of Pennsylvania Amish farmer Amos Miller “until further order of the court.” Smith’s dramatic action came shortly after a phone hearing requested by Miller’s lawyers to...
by David Gumpert | Aug 11, 2021 | What's New |
Amos Miller has been warning of food shortages for some years, and lately, he has become more insistent, as in his July newsletter to members: “So, the question remains – how important are farmers? As of today, many farmers in our area have sold their animals in the...
by David Gumpert | Aug 5, 2021 | What's New |
The hammer finally came down on Amish farmer Amos Miller. Federal judge Edward Smith signed an order requiring Miller to pay a fine of $250,000, plus $14,436 of government expenses, for failing to abide by U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations covering the...
by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2021 | What's New |
Federal agriculture officials and their supporters are practically drooling over the possibility that Amish farmer Amos Miller could be hit with a devastating fine and expenses exceeding $260,000. The headline in Food Safety News captures the air of climactic...
by David Gumpert | Jul 1, 2021 | What's New |
A few weeks ago, we learned that Amish farmer Amos Miller was found in contempt of federal court for allegedly failing to abide by U.S. Department of Agriculture rules about meat production. He’s been fighting variations of this battle for years, but most recently...
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