by David Gumpert | Jun 10, 2017 | What's New |
It’s evidence we need to convince the anti-raw-milk public health officials that they are misinformed. Published studies in recognized academic journals. That’s the insistent argument from Emma G in reference to the endless legal problems dogging raw milk farmer...
by David Gumpert | May 24, 2017 | What's New |
After 23 years of unsuccessfully chasing down raw milk farmer Michael Schmidt via raids and court trials, the Ontario government seems finally to have settled on its version of the “nuclear” option: Its minions are seeking an injunction against the sale and purchase...
by David Gumpert | May 4, 2017 | What's New |
In 1987, after years of avoiding involvement in regulating raw milk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acceded to a federal court order to prohibit raw milk sales across state lines. Since then, the FDA’s regulatory approach has amounted to haphazardly harassing...
by David Gumpert | Apr 1, 2017 | What's New |
There’s been lots of handwringing about a federal jury’s conviction a few weeks ago of Kentucky salve maker Sam Girod. A miscarriage of justice, say some. Impeach the judge, say others. Prosecutors are the lowest of low-lifes, say still others. (Maybe on a par...
by David Gumpert | Mar 18, 2017 | What's New |
The tragic Vulto Creamery raw cheese outbreak, being blamed for two deaths and six illnesses from listeriosis, comes at an auspicious time. It comes at a time when many states are considering expanding access to raw milk. I have been contacted by proponents of one...
by David Gumpert | Mar 3, 2017 | What's New |
One of the regulatory riddles surrounding the U.S. government’s long-running inspection order against Pennsylvania Amish farmer Amos Miller has been why the U.S. Department of Agriculture moved front-and-center on the case instead of the U.S. Food and Drug...
by David Gumpert | Feb 23, 2017 | What's New |
Many signs are pointing to a possible golden age for raw milk. With just a few exceptions, government assaults on American raw dairies appear to be receding, while state legislative initiatives broadening the availability of raw milk are popping up in states around...
by David Gumpert | Feb 8, 2017 | What's New |
Six years ago, a prosecutor summed up the government’s case against a Missouri cheesemaking family: “This is not about the state’s goal to put this dairy out of business. This case is not a campaign against raw milk cheese or the raw milk movement. It is not about the...
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