by David Gumpert | Sep 5, 2014 | Food Safety, Regulation |
As the inaugural Food Freedom Fest gets under way in Staunton, VA, on Friday, it only seems appropriate that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should show its true colors and prohibit French raw milk cheeses….for having too much good bacteria. The...
by David Gumpert | Aug 29, 2014 | Food Safety, Regulation |
What is the real cause of the government crackdown on small farms producing good food? I have written and spoken about the fear of competition by our corporate food producers, as consumers gradually come to realize how they are being sickened by corporate...
by David Gumpert | Aug 25, 2014 | Legal, News Media, Raw Milk, Regulation, Resistance |
If you look at the recent legal scorecard, the Food Rights movement is getting clobbered. Losses in Maine (Dan Browns food sovereignty case), Wisconsin (Vernon Hershbergers appeal of his single misdemeanor conviction, along with rejection of Zinniker-Craig case) and...
by David Gumpert | Aug 22, 2014 | Food Safety, News Media, Regulation |
Russia shut down four McDonalds outlets in Moscow. on Wednesday. The stated reason, according to The Wall Street Journal report? Food safety violations. What a laugh. And no, it wasnt the hassling given to one of America’s largest food...
by David Gumpert | Aug 16, 2014 | Legal, Raids, Raw Milk, Regulation |
Sometimes, its important not to lose sight of the forest for the trees. One of those times is occurring in Michigan right now, where there seem to be a lot of treesin the form of different people with different understandings about what is and isnt...
by David Gumpert | Aug 12, 2014 | Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
In the month-long game between Michigan agriculture regulators and raw milk distributor My Family Co-Op, the regulators today put down the Gotcha! card. If youll remember, last month the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development forced My Family...
by David Gumpert | Aug 9, 2014 | Food Clubs, Legal, Raw Milk, Regulation |
An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released a couple days ago showed that more than 70% of Americans feel the country is headed in the wrong direction. Now, headed in the wrong direction can mean different things to different peoplefailure to deal...
by David Gumpert | Jul 30, 2014 | Food Safety, Raw Milk, Regulation |
A few weeks ago, the United Kingdoms Food Standards Agency came out with an eye-opening report on raw milk. This agency, the UKs equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acknowledged and accepted, at least on a minimal basis, the reality of raw milk,...
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