The current global Coronavirus outbreak adds relevance to this month’s topic: employee hygiene. Personal hygiene is as important in the preparation of meat and poultry products intended for use as human food as it is in the prevention of infectious disease. Meat and poultry products are…
Shuttering Farmers Markets Over COVID-19 Is Stupid, Dangerous, and Counterproductive
“It is more vital than ever that small producers be able to provide fresh foods direct to consumers,” says Alexia Kulwiec, Executive Director of FTCLDF. “Losing the ability to provide food through the farmers’ market could also be the last straw for small farms struggling to make ends meet…”
Note Concerning COVID-19
We will continue to monitor and challenge any efforts that create obstacles to farm-to-consumer commerce.
It is our sincere hope that the increased demand for healthy, locally grown food persists…
VIRGINIA: Call Secretary of Ag to Keep Farmers Markets Open!
As you may know, the State of Virginia has declared a state of emergency in response to COVID 19. We have heard reports of uncertainty regarding how this affects the operations of farmers markets. The Virginia Farmers’…
The Battle for Raw Butter Continues
On February 27, 2020, four years after the Petition filed by FTCLDF and member Organic Pastures Dairy Company, the FDA issued a decision denying our request to permit the interstate sales of raw butter. We now plan to challenge this decision, asking the federal court to overturn the…
Fifth Anniversary of Wyoming Food Freedom Act
Today, March 3, marks the fifth anniversary of the Wyoming Food Freedom Act (WFFA), the first in the nation! WFFA stopped overregulation of foods locally produced from farms, ranches, and private home kitchens, allowing…
Protect Product
9 CFR 416.4(d) states “Product must be protected from adulteration during processing, handling, storage, loading, and unloading at and during transportation from official establishments,” The intent was to consolidate all operational sanitation requirements in a single…
Update on Proposed Prohibition of Raw Milk in Kansas
Currently in Kansas, raw milk is legal to sell directly from the farm. But two new bills were introduced this legislative session, one which would completely ban the sale of raw (unpasteurized) milk in the state and the other which…
Chemicals
Chemicals are everywhere. They are in our kitchens, bathrooms, garages, and yes, our food processing establishments. Avoiding 9 CFR 416.4(c) noncompliance is easy it you follow a few simple practices…
North Dakota’s Food Freedom Law Restricted
In 2019, the state legislature declined to repeal its 2017 Food Freedom bill which expanded direct-to-consumer sales of home-baked goods and canned items. Despite this clear intention, a North Dakota legislative Administrative Rule Committee recently approved regulations proposed by the…
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