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Washington

Getting from “Es-carg-no” to Escargot

By Ric Brewer | August 3, 2016

FTCLDF member Ric Brewer, owner at Little Gray Farms Escargots, had a potentially profitable niche business lined up—selling snails to restaurants—but USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service created obstacles

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News This article is related to: federal legislation, food freedom, legislation, snails, USDA, Washington

FTCLDF Case Updates

By Gary Cox, Esq. | July 17, 2015

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund General Counsel Gary Cox provides updates on the cases he’s currently handling. Everyone represented in court by the Fund is a member of the organization.

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: Colorado, food freedom, FTCLDF Cases, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, overspray, oysters, raw milk, Right to Farm, Texas, Virginia, Washington

FDA’s Vendetta Against Estrella Family Creamery in Washington State

By David Gumpert | August 31, 2012

Might the FDA, In Its Vendetta Against a Raw Milk Cheese Maker, Possibly Stub Its Toe By Interfering with Local Production? At first glance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-year legal assault on Estrella Family Creamery in Washington state appears entirely vindictive. The FDA seems intent on using its enormous enforcement powers to cruelly […]

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This article can be found in: Farm Raids, Federal News, Food Rights News, State News This article is related to: cheesemakers, Estrella, FTCLDF Cases, raw milk, Washington

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