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Food Police Blotter: Backyard Chickens in New Milford, NJ

By Jeff DelVecchio | June 24, 2015

The Food Police Blotter tracks the actions of government agencies in denying the right to produce, sell, obtain and consume the foods of our choice. This open letter from Jeff DelVecchio describes how it was not his local zoning department but rather the town Board of Health that prohibited him from

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: food freedom, food safety, New Jersey, state legislation

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

From the Director’s Desk: Food Safety, Pasteurization and Blue Bell Creameries

By John Moody | March 20, 2015

Some weeks, fate makes funny things fall across your plate at the same time. As I was reading about a recent listeria outbreak from pasteurized ice cream, someone sent me a food safety blog post, which mentions the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, concerning the dangers of raw milk. The below

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News This article is related to: CDC data, food safety, foodborne illness, raw milk

Wyoming Food Freedom Act Moves Toward Passage

By admin | February 17, 2015

RECLUSE, WY—(February 17, 2015)—The Wyoming Food Freedom Act [HB0056] has passed the Wyoming House of Representatives by a 60–0 vote and has cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bill will now be heard by the full Senate; if passed, the bill will be sent to Governor Mead’s desk for

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Press Room, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: food freedom, food safety, state legislation, Wyoming

Bayer: Standing Behind Your Doctor…and Your Farmer

By Pam Holloway | February 3, 2015

Recently PR Newswire reported, “More than half of American consumers would like to talk to a farmer even though the vast majority–94 percent–indicated in a recent survey sponsored by Bayer CropScience that they have no connection with agriculture or farming.” The article continued on to say, “Consumers trust farmers

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, International News This article is related to: farmers, food safety, sustainable agriculture

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