Press Room Archives - Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund

PRIME Act Reintroduced in Congress; Bill Needed More Than Ever

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 12, 2017

FALLS CHURCH, VA—JULY 12, 2017—On May 25, Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act

Maine Governor Signs Local Food Sovereignty Bill; Vetoes Unregulated Statewide Food Sales

By Farm-to-Consumer | June 29, 2017

It’s been an amazing past couple of weeks in Maine. On June 16, the state broke new ground for the local food movement when Governor Paul LePage signed LD (Legislative Drawer) 725, a bill giving control over food regulation to

Heather Retberg Wins FTCLDF Activism Award

By Farm-to-Consumer | February 2, 2017

Falls Church, VA—February 2, 2017—The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) is proud to announce that Maine farmer Heather Retberg is the winner of the second annual Gravel Road Gang Activism Award

Introduction to the FTCLDF On-Farm Poultry Processing Map

By Farm-to-Consumer | December 30, 2016

In 1968, Congress passed Public Law 90-492, amending the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The amendments created exemptions allowing for the sale of uninspected poultry that is slaughtered and processed on a farm, meaning an inspector does not have to be

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Foundation Launched

By Farm-to-Consumer | October 27, 2016

Falls Church, VA—October 27, 2016—The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Foundation (FTCLDFF) a 501(c)(3) sister organization to the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has begun operations. The main purpose of FTCLDFF is

Police Called in to Stop Local Food Distribution

By Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance | June 10, 2016

Cameron, TX—June 10, 2016—Health departments have stepped up their attacks on your right to purchase food directly from farmers, resorting to bringing the police to harass and intimidate local raw milk customers. That’s what happened to one group of raw milk customers in

PRIME Act Introduced in the Senate

By Lorenz Isidro | March 9, 2016

Washington, D.C.—March 9, 2016—Yesterday, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the PRIME (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption) Act, lending Senate support for Representatives

West Virginia Raw Milk Bill Now Law

By Farm-to-Consumer | March 4, 2016

Falls Church, VA—March 4, 2016—Raw milk is now legal in West Virginia, the state that previously had the most anti-raw milk laws in the United States. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed Senate Bill 387 yesterday

FDA “Pauses” Testing Requirement for Raw Cheese

By Farm-to-Consumer | February 12, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily suspended its requirement that raw cheese producers test for non-toxigenic E. coli. In 2010 FDA lowered the limit from 10,000 MPN down to 10 MPN, a move that had little to do with food safety and everything to do with

Symbria and Sara Patterson Win FTCLDF Activism Award

By Farm-to-Consumer | January 6, 2016

Falls Church, VA—January 6, 2016—The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is proud to announce that Utah farmers Symbria and Sara Patterson are the winners of the first annual Gravel Road Gang Activism Scholarship, an award recognizing