by David Gumpert | Mar 21, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Licensing. It is an issue that lurks in the background for many small dairy farms that sell or distribute raw milk and other dairy products. People frequently assume that licensing is not only straightforward and doable, but essentiala governmental stamp of approval...
by David Gumpert | Mar 17, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
The most significant raw milk legislation in memoryaffecting 1,000 or more California home dairieshas begun a journey toward consideration, with an impressive head of steam behind it. The Home Dairy Farm bill (AB 2505) grows out of three years of negotiation...
by David Gumpert | Mar 13, 2014 | Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
Youd think food regulators throughout North America would be celebrating the emphatic endorsement they received from Ontarios Court of Appeal in the Michael Schmidt raw milk case. The three justices agreed with everything their government told them to agree...
by David Gumpert | Mar 11, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, Regulation |
You knew when the Ontario Court of Appeal came back in a month with a decision in Michael Schmidts appeal of his conviction for violating the provinces dairy laws, it wouldnt be good news. Judges and their courts dont work that quickly
.unless they see...
by David Gumpert | Mar 7, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
This blog has chronicled seemingly endless abuses of power against farmers merely trying to do what farmers have done for centuriesgrow food and sell it to friends and neighbors. It seems at times as if few beyond those directly affected are paying attention,...
by David Gumpert | Mar 3, 2014 | Regulation, Resistance |
I have found myself thinking a lot about last weeks courtroom antics of Harold Martin, the Michigan assistant attorney general, which have been viewed more than 1,000 times already on YouTube. While its tempting to simply label Martin as unprofessional and...
by David Gumpert | Feb 27, 2014 | Legal, Regulation |
The state of Michigan angrily gave in to farmer Mark Baker, telling a state judge that the farmer can continue to raise his hybrid pigs clearly forbidden by the states contentious Invasive Species Order. What’s unclear is how the state’s move affects...
by David Gumpert | Feb 25, 2014 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media, Raw Milk |
The whole cantaloupes in the stores are now safe to eat, Food Safety News reassured its readers on September 26, 2011. Its article included standard advice about following proper food handling procedures, and avoiding cantaloupes connected to an outbreak of listeria...
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