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Alexia Kulwiec

Florida’s Department of Health Is Destroying a Family Farm without Due Process

By Alexia Kulwiec | August 27, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8/27/2025 Contact: Alexia Kulwiec, Executive Director [email protected] 773.490.4063 A statement from Alexia Kulwiec Executive Director of Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Our mission is to defend the rights and viability of independent farmers and their consumers. Today, that mission compels us to speak out about Keely Farms Dairy, a licensed Florida family farm, […]

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A Food Sovereignty Win in Maine from FTCLDF!

By Alexia Kulwiec | August 21, 2025

This week, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and Kenduskeag Kitchen agreed to dismiss litigation against the State of Maine Health and Human Services because we got what we wanted: changes to the Maine Food Sovereignty Act. The law now explicitly empowers communities to decide whether preparation of meals from a home kitchen with local ingredients is lawful […]

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UPDATE: USDA-APHIS Order Unlikely to Include Federal Testing of Raw Milk for Human Consumption; State Testing Still May Occur

By Alexia Kulwiec | December 10, 2024

This is an evolving situation. FTCLDF will continue to monitor developments and post new information as it becomes available. FTCLDF reported on the December 6, 2024 that USDA APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) issued and order that would apply to raw milk producers providing wholesome, raw milk for human consumption. It is now […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Federal News, Food Rights News, Litigation, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: avian flu, dairy, dairy cattle, h1n1, milk, raw milk, testing, USDA

USDA Announces Testing of Raw Milk

By Alexia Kulwiec | December 9, 2024

This is an evolving situation. FTCLDF will continue to monitor developments and post new information as it becomes available. On December 6, 2024, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) announced a new rule authorizing testing of raw milk for the H5N1 virus. The order specifies: “Upon request from APHIS any person responsible […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Federal News, Food Rights News, Litigation, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: avian flu, dairy, dairy cattle, h1n1, milk, raw milk, testing, USDA

The Chevron Doctrine: How the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision to Overrule the Doctrine Could Affect the USDA’s RFID Ear Tag Mandate

By Alexia Kulwiec | July 11, 2024

On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court overruled its landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837, which created what is known as the “Chevron Doctrine,” The Chevron Doctrin called for judicial deference to agencies in situations where the law is unclear. The Court’s overrule of the doctrine […]

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This article can be found in: Articles, Federal News This article is related to: bison, cattle, chevron doctrine, ear tags, farm law, federal, food law, RFID, supreme court, sustainable agriculture

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