by David Gumpert | Apr 18, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Apr 16, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Apr 12, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Apr 6, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Apr 3, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 31, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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...
by David Gumpert | Mar 27, 2009 | Uncategorized |
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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