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In Face of FDA Pressure, IN Dairy Ends Distribution, and Campylobacter Victims Explain Why There’s More to Getting Sick Than Just Getting Sick

by David Gumpert | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized | 31 comments

The campylobacter outbreak in Michigan and possibly other states affecting Family Farms Co-op just keeps getting worse and worse. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put out an alert saying that 12 people have been confirmed ill from campylobacter...

Raw Milk Casualties: Dairies Say Good-Bye to Whole Foods

by David Gumpert | Mar 26, 2010 | Uncategorized | 22 comments

Forget all that talk about Whole Foods developing raw milk standards and bringing unpasteurized milk back to its stores in California, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Connecticut. Dairies in California and Pennsylvania were told today that the ban is indefinite, likely...

Why Confronting the Experts Is So Tough, and Why Sports Drink Research Preferable to Exploring Raw Milk Benefits

by David Gumpert | Mar 25, 2010 | Uncategorized | 14 comments

Mary Martin with husband Tony and son Chris.The reminder from Mary Martin (in a comment following my March 19 post) that it’s been three years since she first posted on this blog, got me thinking about how much things have changed in the world of raw milk over...

Nearly Everyone Seems to Have a Raw Milk AgendaMaybe Its Time Dairies Join the Crowd

by David Gumpert | Mar 23, 2010 | Uncategorized | 18 comments

Sometimes agendas are clear and upfront, such as in well-run businesses. Sometimes, though, they are vague or hidden. The matter of agendas becomes ever more important as regulatory, legislative, and media attention is focused increasingly intensively on raw...

Facing Possible Campylobacter Outbreak, a MI Herdshare Moves Quickly to Halt Distribution, Get Answers

by David Gumpert | Mar 19, 2010 | Uncategorized | 62 comments

Richard Hebron of Family Farms Co-opOne of the frequent accusations public health authorities make against raw dairy producers is that they deny illnesses from raw milk. Indeed, Lykke repeats that notion when she suggests in a comment following my previous post that...

Before the WI Raw Milk Train Leaves the Station, Let’s Not Forget About Protecting Protesters Like Scott Trautman

by David Gumpert | Mar 19, 2010 | Uncategorized | 20 comments

Wisconsin dairy farmer Scott Trautman addresses protesters outside a courthouse in Viroqua in December–an image that apparently doesn’t sit well with DATCP. I think it’s a good thing that there’s so much back-and-forth about the specifics of...

What’s the Missing Ingredient in the Raw Milk Peace Talks? OPDC Prepares for Life After Whole Foods

by David Gumpert | Mar 17, 2010 | Uncategorized | 28 comments

Like others here, I’ve been fascinated by the back-and-forth between Steve Bemis and Bill Marler following my previous post. In business situations, executives generally hand things over to the lawyers to hammer out details after the parties have come to a...

Reflections on the Tyranny of the Majority: Handling Whole Foods One Thing, But the Judges Are Something Else

by David Gumpert | Mar 15, 2010 | Uncategorized | 44 comments

The assaults on food rights disclosed Friday were especially discouraging because they came from two seemingly opposite directions. First, there was the corporate assault, from Whole Foods. Corporations, of course, can never be trusted to keep their commitments. Whole...
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