To Deal, or Not to Deal, That Is Question for Stewart, Others Facing Food Rights Charges; Petition Campaign in Ventura County Case; Two Raw Milk Events

On Tuesday, James Stewart, the jailed founder and principal of Rawesome Food Co., was offered a deal by the Ventura County prosecutor: Plead guilty to 14  of 37 counts of fraud and securities violations, and you’ll receive a six-month jail sentence. The two...

An Inside View of FDA Arms Buildup

Last May, Sen. Rand Paul proposed an amendment to a spending bill for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reduce the agency’s police powers. He was especially concerned about “sending armed FDA agents into peaceful farmers’ land and telling them they...