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Pete Kennedy, Esq.

Judge Rules Berglund Not in Contempt for Refusing MDA Inspection

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | June 12, 2015

In a ruling paving the way for a possible precedent-setting court decision on food freedom in Minnesota, Cook County District Judge Michael J. Cuzzo has denied the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) request to hold dairy farmer Dave Berglund in contempt for refusing to

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: Berglund, farm raids, Hartmann, Minnesota, raw milk

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

FSMA: The Threat to Raw Milk

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | November 2, 2014

Even though the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t carried out or threatened an enforcement action against raw milk producers for several years, FDA remains the most anti-raw milk government agency in the country. In 2010 Congress, greatly expanded FDA’s power with the passage of the

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: food safety, FSMA, raw milk

FDA Driving Illinois Raw Milk Regulations

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | June 23, 2014

UPDATE: Proposed Regulations Published Sep. 5 – See Action Alert
 
Next month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is scheduled to introduce in the Illinois Register proposed regulations on the production and sale of raw milk in the state–regulations that a number of Illinois raw milk producers believe could put them out of business.

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This article can be found in: Action Alerts, Federal News, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: Action Alerts, FDA, IL raw milk, Illinois, raw milk laws

Indiana Governor Signs Poultry and Egg Bill

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | May 1, 2014

On March 26, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed Senate Bill 179 (SB 179), a bill that expands on-farm poultry processing in the state as well as frees up poultry and egg sales from local and state regulation. The new law takes effect July 1, 2014.
 
State Senator Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) was the

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: eggs, Indiana, poultry, state legislation, swine ISO

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