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A Settlement Brings a Quiet Close to the Contentious Food-borne Illness Cases of Chris Martin and Lauren Herzog

by David Gumpert | Apr 18, 2009 | Uncategorized | 19 comments

I figured my previous posting about the middle road wouldn’t sit well with some readers. Actually, it doesn’t sit well with me in important ways. I agree with Sylvia that asking questions about a food-borne illness doesn’t necessarily equate with...

Our Real-Time Education As to the Realities Public Health and Food-borne Illness, and the Case for The Middle Ground

by David Gumpert | Apr 16, 2009 | Uncategorized | 7 comments

I’ve not been able to partake as much as I would like in the fascinating conversation following my previous post about Scott Freeman and the possibility his Colorado dairy’s milk has been a source of campylobacter illness. There’s this book I am...

A Colorado Dairy Owner on the Hot Seat Shares His Sense of Responsibility; Finally, a Regulator with Some Guts

by David Gumpert | Apr 12, 2009 | Uncategorized | 43 comments

There have been a couple of very interesting glimpses into the real world of suspected pathogens and regulation around raw milk this weekend. First and foremost, there is Scott Freeman’s disarmingly candid account (on the second page of comments, following my...

When It Comes to Discussing Raw Milk Safety, It Helps to Appreciate the Behind-the-Scenes Agendas at Hand

by David Gumpert | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized | 23 comments

I have to chuckle at the notion that there is some kind of financial or other conspiracy at work to promote raw milk. That notion is strongly suggested in comments by Concerned Person following my previous post, with the evidence being the goals expressed by Sally...

Sore Loser: Did the FDA Ghost-Write the Connecticut Ag Chiefs Tirade Against Raw Milk? Name-Calling Problems

by David Gumpert | Apr 6, 2009 | Uncategorized | 49 comments

On the heels of the failure of Connecticut legislation that would have pulled raw milk off the retail shelves in the metropolitan New York City area, a state regulator has come out with what can only be characterized as a tirade against raw milk. And an irresponsible...

Can Pathogens Survive in Grass-Fed Raw Milk? An Old Debate Keeps Surfacing, But the Real Results Satisfy No One

by David Gumpert | Apr 3, 2009 | Uncategorized | 22 comments

A couple weeks back, a debate flared up following my posting about the “poo duel.” It was a recurrence of a discussion that comes up from time to time, namely, how do pathogens fare in raw milk? Or more to the point, do pathogens actually become...

On Raw Milk Regulatory Front: CT Restrictions Beaten Back, AB 1735 Continues to Gnawand the Black Market Thrives

by David Gumpert | Mar 31, 2009 | Uncategorized | 12 comments

A few updates from the legislative and market fronts on raw milk: –Connecticut appears to have backed away from a legislative ban on retail sales. Legislation pushed by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture would have pulled raw milk from state grocery and...

What Will Real Change on Raw Milk Look Like? Its Probably Not Going to Have One Side or the Other Crying Uncle

by David Gumpert | Mar 27, 2009 | Uncategorized | 16 comments

I want to probe a little further on the issue of my last post, about the brickbats being tentatively tossed by an ally at dairy chief John Sheehan and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. What struck me is that his friend, consultant Roy Costa, was expressing...
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