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Lessons from John Edwards Case: Why Prosecutors in Rawesome and MN Food Rights Cases Are Desperate to Avoid Juries

by David Gumpert | Jun 4, 2012 | Food Safety, Legal, News Media, Regulation | 78 comments

The pathetic case of the former senator and vice presidential candidate, John Edwards, is one most of us would just as soon forget about, preferring to file it away as just another sad episode in our political system’s steady descent into tawdriness and...

Bans on Raw Milk Have Worked So Well, Why Not Extend Them to Junk Food? Debating Debates

by David Gumpert | Jun 1, 2012 | Food Safety, Regulation | 33 comments

 I was at a food safety conference a few years back that focused on raw milk, and one state public health official concluded his remarks by saying, to effect, “I personally don’t see why we spend all this time going after raw milk. If people are going to be...

The Defeat of Sen. Rand Paul’s Amendment on FDA Cops Serves As Another American Civics Teaching Moment

by David Gumpert | May 29, 2012 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 37 comments

Lots of people were discouraged because Sen. Rand Paul’s proposed amendment to reign in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was overwhelmingly defeated last week. It would have prohibited FDA agents from carrying weapons and making arrests as well as liberalized the...

Where Will the First Case of Child Abuse for Serving “Dangerous” Food Originate?

by David Gumpert | May 24, 2012 | Food Safety, Legal, Nutrition, Regulation, Resistance | 43 comments

When I wrote about the case of parents suing Minnesota farmer Michael Hartmann in connection with their child’s alleged illness from raw milk, and the judge’s suggestion the parents might bear  some responsibility for their child’s illness, I assumed the...

Shades of Gray: Why A Journalist’s Reporting on MN Raw Milk Won’t Get a Lot of Accolades from Either Side

by David Gumpert | May 21, 2012 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, News Media, Regulation | 99 comments

 There have been many newspaper articles about raw milk over the last few years, and they nearly all use the same presentation formula. They begin with an example of a farmer producing raw milk for many happy customers. Then the narrative switches to all the...

Lots of Bobbing and Weaving Going on in MN, As MDA Gets Delay in Schlangen Trial; OPDC Cleared to Sell Dairy Products

by David Gumpert | May 17, 2012 | Legal, Regulation, Resistance | 48 comments

  Food rights proponents got another civics lesson today when Alvin Schlangen’s jury trial on four misdemeanor charges, due to begin next Monday, was put off indefinitely.It is easy for food rights proponents who participated in protest activities in...

Food Police in MN and CA Giving Us More Opportunities, and Incentives, to Resist

by David Gumpert | May 16, 2012 | Food Safety, Raids, Regulation | 47 comments

“We will not comply!”That was the rallying cry from Raw Milk Freedom Riders leader Liz Reitzig and 200 participants at the Minneapolis demonstration Monday in support of Alvin Schlangen.That was also the message when I visited the home of one of the moms...

Will Jury Trial Make a Difference in Schlangen Food Rights Case? Mmmm, Pasteurized Eggs; A Primer on Raw Milk Debate

by David Gumpert | May 15, 2012 | Food Clubs, Food Safety, Regulation, Resistance | 14 comments

At long last there will be a jury trial of a raw dairy provider. After six years of legal cases involving raw dairy providers in New York (Meadowsweet Dairy), Wisconsin (Max Kane, Zinnikers, Craigs), Missouri (Morningland Dairy), and Ohio (Carol Schmitmeyer), a jury...
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