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Introduction to the Updated Red Meat Map & Chart

By Christine Dzujna | February 19, 2021

Red Meat Map Large February 2021

In 1967 Congress passed the Wholesome Meat Act, Public Law 90-201, amending the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA). The act expanded the federal government’s authority over meat slaughter and processing to intrastate commerce but did create exemptions from the requirement that an inspector be present when slaughtering is taking place. The Wholesome Meat Act allowed the “uninspected” slaughter of meat animals at a custom facility as long as the owner…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food rights, food safety, legislation, meat processing, slaughterhouses, state legislation, USDA

A Slaughter Hazard Analysis

By Michael Fisher | February 11, 2021

Slaughter Hazard Analysis

Over the last four months, we discussed Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) terms, hazard analysis requirements, flowchart, and food safety hazards. Let’s put those discussions to work and conduct a 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 417.2(a) hazard analysis for livestock and poultry slaughter…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: CDC data, FDA, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, meat processing, Michael Fisher, poultry, USDA

Food Safety Hazards

By Michael Fisher | December 17, 2020

Microbes Food Safety Hazards

Generating a list of potential food safety hazards is easy. But human beings make determinations and lists of food safety hazards useless if you can’t determine which food safety hazards are reasonably likely to occur in your production process. Many lists exist, but let’s consider 9 CFR 417.2(a)(3), which is as close to a regulatory list….

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: CDC data, FDA, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, meat processing, Michael Fisher, poultry, USDA

2020 Accomplishments

By Amelia Martin | November 25, 2020

2020 Accomplishments Cow & Sunset

This has been quite the year, to say the least! We would like to share with you the many achievements we have made in the food freedom movement. It gives us great joy to continue to be involved in this movement and to fight for farmers, artisanal producers, homesteaders and consumers across the country.

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Fundraising, State News This article is related to: custom meat, food freedom, food rights, FTCLDF Cases, FTCLDF Members, fundraiser, legislation, meat processing, member benefits, raw milk

Remedy for Slaughterhouse Logjam?

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | November 20, 2020

Steak Photo

Access to slaughterhouses has been poor for small livestock producers in most of the country for many years now but has become considerably worse since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. USDA-inspected slaughterhouses have since last spring been booking customers as far out as 2022. Many custom slaughterhouses are now booking well into 2021. One possible answer for the slaughterhouse…

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, federal regulations, food freedom, food rights, food safety, legislation, meat processing, PRIME Act, slaughterhouses, USDA

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