by David Gumpert | Jul 10, 2013 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Any politician worth his or her salt is good at charades–you know, the game where you pretend you are something that you’re not. Maine’s governor, Paul LePage, has given a masterful performance as a supporter of small farms since he was elected...
by David Gumpert | Jul 4, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Maybe its a sign of progress, on this Independence Day weekend, that we are discussing here the possibility of Walmart potentially wanting to stock raw milk. As I read the comments, and think about it some more, Im inclined to agree with those whod avoid doing...
by David Gumpert | Jun 27, 2013 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media |
On Friday evening nearly five weeks ago, just as the case against farmer Vernon Hershberger was being handed over to the jury, an employee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) tapped an attendee at the trial on the...
by David Gumpert | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized |
For years in the Jim Crow South (after the Civil War), prosecutors having difficulty finding the culprit in a theft or even a violent crime like a sexual assault, always had a fallback position: They could encourage the victim to accuse a black, usually a young black...
by David Gumpert | Jun 17, 2013 | Food Safety, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Research |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has had no hesitancy about spending taxpayer dollars to promote its viewpoint that raw milk is a mortal danger. A couple years back, I called the FDA on its practice, after it spent nearly $2,500 with a press release...
by David Gumpert | Jun 14, 2013 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
It was a sight to warm the hearts of all in DATCP (the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection), not to mention the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). There was Vernon Hershberger, basking in the warm afternoon sunlight outside...
by David Gumpert | Jun 8, 2013 | Legal, Raw Milk |
I found myself laughing out loud when President Obama said, The government isnt listening to your telephone calls. The government just looks at phone numbers and duration of calls. What kind of phone call of what duration prompts a listen-in? And what about...
by David Gumpert | Jun 5, 2013 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raids, Raw Milk |
Two years ago, on the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend, inspectors from the local and state health departments clamped cease-and-desist and quarantine orders on coolers containing raw milk intended for members of a Louisville-area food club. What happened next...
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