by David Gumpert | Nov 8, 2006 | Uncategorized |
As the raw milk wars being fought around the country increasingly permeate the public consciousness, the issue could attract some positive political attention in the aftermath of yesterday’s voting. The first place this might happen is in Ohio,...
by David Gumpert | Nov 7, 2006 | Uncategorized |
Proponents of raw milk are finally getting a little help in the political process. It’s a small step, but Sen Carl Levin has written to the federal Food and Drug Administration demanding information about its role in the Family Foods Cooperative investigation....
by David Gumpert | Nov 7, 2006 | Uncategorized |
You probably suspect when you roam a grocery store that three-fourths of the products are nutritionally worthless. But the last place you’d expect to confirm your hunch is with the grocer stocking all the chips, dips, and sugary cereals. Well, a Northeast...
by David Gumpert | Nov 6, 2006 | Uncategorized |
Two comments posted to my most recent BusinessWeek.com column–by Molly McMullen and Chris Kowakowski–essentially raise the same question: what is the real story about the safety of raw milk? I must say I’ve read presentations on both sides of the...
by David Gumpert | Nov 3, 2006 | Uncategorized |
Regulators usually like to lie low in the midst of a major investigation, foregoing extensive comment to the media. Not Katherine Fedder, the Michigan Department of Agriculture official who is overseeing the investigation of the Family Farms Cooperative and its...
by David Gumpert | Nov 2, 2006 | Uncategorized |
As passionate as consumers of raw milk may be about its safety and benefits, they remain a tiny minority, and politicians are well aware of this fact. This point was driven home to me during a lengthy conversation I had yesterday with Chris Kolb, the Michigan...
by David Gumpert | Nov 1, 2006 | Uncategorized |
Dan Corrigan makes an important point in a comment on yesterday’s post, correctly raising the specter of a very upset constituency unable to procure a product that has become essential to many if Michigan authorities come down hard on the Family Farms...
by David Gumpert | Oct 31, 2006 | Uncategorized |
It’s been more than two weeks since the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Michigan State Police completed their “sting” operation by confiscating raw milk and other products from the Family Farms Cooperative and conducting a home...
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