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Pete Kennedy, Esq.

Key FSMA Deadline Approaching: Artisans at Risk

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | June 5, 2015

June 8 is the last day to comment on the “Registration of Food Facilities” rules proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The most important provision for small farmers and artisan food producers is a proposed change to the definition of

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: Action Alerts, FSMA

The Breakthrough in Wyoming

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 31, 2015

​The Wyoming Food Freedom Act (WFFA), which became law on March 3, has set the bar high for efforts at similar legislation elsewhere in the United States of America. Under the WFFA, the production and sale within Wyoming of any food except meat products by a producer direct to the “informed end consumer” is not subject to licensing or inspection

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: cottage foods, food freedom, food safety, legislation, raw milk, Wyoming

State Raw Milk Bills – 2015 Update

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 13, 2015

It’s been a productive legislative session for raw milk so far. As usual, a number of bills have been introduced this session to legalize or expand raw milk sales or distribution. Two have already passed into law with the possibility of several others to follow. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has worked in support of […]

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: legislation, raw milk, raw milk bills, raw milk laws, state legislation, State-by-State

Farm Freedom on the Docket in Minnesota

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 6, 2015

On March 9, Minnesota raw milk farmer Dave Berglund will have a hearing before the Sixth Judicial District Court in Grand Marais to determine whether he is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to let Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) officials, possessing an administrative warrant, conduct an

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: Berglund, food freedom, Minnesota, raw milk, state legislation

Rule by Bureaucratic Fiat in Vermont

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | December 11, 2014

With the passage of the Administrative Procedures Act in the states and at the federal level, government agencies have been given powers traditionally reserved to the legislative and judicial branches. The result has been less representative government and situations where the bureaucracy rules by administrative fiat with little or no input from

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: food safety, raw milk, Vermont

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