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Can a MO Judge Be Persuaded to Reverse Himself on Mastitis? Two More Towns Approve Food Sovereignty; A Poem from Amish Country

by David Gumpert | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized | 42 comments

 When last I reported on the case of Morningland Dairy–the Missouri cheesemaker with listeria monocytogenes in a few cheese samples, but no illnesses–a judge had sided with the state in arguing that the entire $250,000 of inventory should be...

One Food Safety Professional’s View on Manure, Pathogens, and Economics Informs As to Why Raw Milk Gulf So Wide

by David Gumpert | May 19, 2011 | Uncategorized | 51 comments

Roy Costa, food safety consultantThe Washington rally in support of Amish farmer Dan Allgyer has rekindled media interest in raw milk. There were well over a dozen media reports on the rally, and more articles and radio-television discussions about raw milk are in the...

Morgan the Cow Gets Top Billing at Capitol Hill Rally for Amish Farmer, Amid News of “Mean-Spirited” FDA Action

by David Gumpert | May 17, 2011 | Uncategorized | 45 comments

Morgan the cow munches grass in front of admirers at a rally in support of Amish farmer Dan Allgyer, who is the target of a federal court action. For a short time, I thought there might be some opponents to raw milk at today’s rally in Washington to support...

Excuse Me, But Would You Join My Rally Against Raw Milk?…Surely There Must Be a Single Volunteer Somewhere Willing to Stand Up and Be Counted

by David Gumpert | May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized | 27 comments

I think I’ve found the most difficult job assignment in America: Go out and recruit a single volunteer to appear at an anti-raw-milk rally or at a legislative hearing on the subject. Surely there must be one person in all the land who would join such a rally?...

Three Reasons Why Raw Milk Safety Still Deserves to Be High Priority; DC Demonstration Monday for Amish Farmer

by David Gumpert | May 11, 2011 | Uncategorized | 42 comments

It’s not a great time to be trying to convince raw milk advocates–farmers and consumers alike–about the importance of a heightened emphasis on safety. Not at a time when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which frequently argues that raw milk...

A French Chef Greets Public Health Inspectors in Pre-Symposium Visit; MN Consumers and Farmers Seem to Thrive in State of Siege

by David Gumpert | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized | 12 comments

Pierre Jean Laupies, the French-trained chef at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Bloomington, MNIf Minnesota foodies and farmers occasionally get the feeling they’re being watched closely by Big Brother, maybe it’s because they are. Last Thursday, the day...

What’s the FDA to Do When It Finds It Has Too Many Friends on Facebook?

by David Gumpert | May 6, 2011 | Uncategorized | 7 comments

?I’m trying to imagine the meeting at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday where the matter of “adjusting” the agency’s Facebook page came up. Presumably three or four assistant commissioners met with the resident geek, and the...

Besides the General Disgust One Feels About FDA Agents Sneaking onto Private Property, Is There Possible 4th Amendment Violation Against “Unreasonable Searches”?

by David Gumpert | May 4, 2011 | Uncategorized | 9 comments

Of all the things I find upsetting about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s case against Pennyslvania farmer Dan Allgyer (and there are many), the most upsetting is the agency’s admission that its agents entered private residences to pick up their...
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