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Vernon Hershberger Makes Peace with His Jury...Is DATCP Next?; A Bonus for...
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...
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Mourning What Could Have Been at Rawesome Food Club
We’ve seen over the past year three individuals settle criminal charges growing out of California’s Rawesome Food Club case, with small fines, thus avoiding lengthy trials, huge legal costs, and...
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How Investigators Exploited Rawesome Feuds; New Regulator Bullying in L.A....
What’s even sadder than the observations about Rawesome Food Club recalled by Victoria Bloch in the previous post is the fact that the police action against the private food club worked exactly as the...
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Larry Otting and James Stewart Agree: Isn’t It Time to “Mend Fences”?
It’s easy to forget in all the dustup between Aajonus Vonderplanitz and Sharon Palmer that her Ventura County farm began as a nearly romantic project back in 2008, supported financially by nearly a...
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Stumbling Prosecution of Schlangen Prompts Defense to Seek Dismissal
After a notably weak opening-day prosecution of Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen, his defense attorney will today file a motion to dismiss the criminal misdemeanor case. Tags: legal,Food Clubs,Food...
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In MN Food Rights Trial, What Comes First, the Regulator Or the Egg?
Were Minnesota farmer Alvin Schlangen's eggs unsafe because they were sitting out at room temperature for some hours?On Day 2 of Schlangen's criminal trial yesterday, that was one of the key questions...
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What Is Biopower, And How Does It Figure into Food Sovereignty? Hershberger's...
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"Groundhog Day" in Wisconsin Raw Milk Debate--Whatever Happened to Working...
As I watch the debate over raw milk legislation unfold in Wisconsin, I can’t help but feel as if I’ve seen this movie before....and that it is a version of “Groundhog Day”.Tags: Regulation,Raw...
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Putting Vonderplanitz, and Conspiracies, to Rest; Comments Commentary
In death, as in life, food rights advocate and nutritionist Aajonus Vonderplanitz continues to stir up controversy. Now, it’s over his death, and whether he died as detailed by a number of witnesses,...
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Wherein My Food Conference Skit Works So Well, I Am Put on the Hot Seat; MD...
I got a taste Sunday of what it is like to be a government food policy official in enemy territory. Tags: Food Safety,Food Clubs,Regulation,
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How VGN's Tussle With FTC Sapped Its Financial Strength
It turns out that Village Green Network wasn’t just forging new income opportunities for food bloggers. It was also forging a new advertising path with federal regulators. Tags: Food...
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Appeals Court Prohibits Two WI Farm Families from Distributing Raw Milk, Unless…
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.” Tags: Raw Milk,legal,Food Clubs,Regulation,
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A Food-Borne Illness Mystery: Did Raw Milk Sicken 5 KY Kids?
It’s been more than two weeks since the media began reporting on five Kentucky children hospitalized with E.Tags: Food Safety,Food Clubs,legal,Raw Milk,Regulation,
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Silver Lining? KY Illnesses Could Change Raw Milk "Narrative"
The “narrative” on raw milk from the public health community has been heavily negative, going something like this: Raw milk producers skimp on safety. They are just in it for the money, selling raw...
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Big Retailer to Processed Food Makers: Here's Your Hat...
The news just gets worse and worse for the corporate processed food makers. Tags: Nutrition,Food Clubs,
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