FTCLDF has two important updates: First, on August 18, 2020, we are hosting a free webinar to anyone interested in learning more about the properties of raw butter and what contributes to its safety. Second, the FDA has formally filed an Answer to the federal court complaint, and I expect litigation efforts to soon begin….
FDA lawsuit
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…
FTCLDF and Member File Raw Butter Lawsuit
This week, the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and one of its members, Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy, filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Our lawsuit seeks to force…
Another Crack at the Ban
In March 2012 Federal District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and eight of its members against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the federal regulations banning raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce. The judge dismissed the suit for lack […]
Judge Dismisses FDA Raw Milk Lawsuit
Falls Church, Virginia (April 4, 2012) – On March 30 federal district judge Mark W. Bennett issued an order dismissing a lawsuit challenging the interstate commerce ban on raw milk for human consumption filed by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Along with six consumers, an agent for a