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FDA Boxed in on Interstate Ban

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 26, 2017

For some time now, enforcement on the interstate ban of raw milk and raw milk products by the United States Food and Drug Administration has looked to be an exercise in futility (only raw cheese aged 60 days or more is legal in interstate commerce). Thousands of otherwise law-abiding

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: CDC data, FDA, FDA regulations, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, raw butter, raw milk

State Meat Processing Regulations: Taking What the Feds Give

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 21, 2017

The Wholesome Meat Act of 1967, legislation passed by Congress giving the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the jurisdiction over intrastate meat slaughter and processing, ranks as one of the worst pieces of food

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations This article is related to: custom meat, federal regulations, food safety, meat proce, regulations, slaughterhouses, USDA

Casualties of the Raw Milk Ban

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | January 17, 2017

Humpback Dairy, the largest camel milk producer in the U.S., has stopped shipping raw milk for human consumption across state lines. In a January 6 letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sam Hostetler, owner of

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: FDA, FDA regulations, federal regulations, raw milk, raw milk laws

Wisconsin DATCP Shuts Down Mobile Slaughter Business

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | December 22, 2016

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP, pronounced “dat-cap”) is commissioned by the state legislature to promote the interests of Wisconsin agriculture. With Congress’ repeal of

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: custom meat, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, meat processing, PRIME Act, slaughterhouses, state legislation, Wisconsin

Rule on Key FSMA Definition Final

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | October 12, 2016

On July 14, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule amending federal regulations on the registration of food facilities with FDA. The final rule, which went into effect September 12, includes an

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq. This article is related to: farmers markets, FDA regulations, federal regulations, food safety, FSMA

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