In the name of protecting public health, the Food and Drug Administration has stepped up its regulation of unpasteurized or “raw” milk over the last few years, raiding Amish farmers in Pennsylvania and shutting down organic co-ops in Los Angeles at gunpoint.
Things could soon become even worse for producers and consumers of raw milk. On July 3rd, the FDA was granted new powers under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which empowers the agency to confiscate food it “believes” has been produced under unsanitary or unsafe conditions. Previously the agency had to have “credible evidence” that food was contaminated before they could detain it.
Although the agency maintains it is protecting public health, its national crackdown hasn’t quashed consumption of the illicit substance. Enthusiasts claim the FDA’s heavy-handed approach has only created more demand for raw milk, which they maintain they have the legal right to consume, and go to great lengths to obtain.
Read the Full Article Here: http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2011/08/25/fda-increases-pressure-raw-milk-movement
The Raw Milk Revolution
Behind America’s Emerging Battle Over Food Rights
by David E. Gumpert
FREE Shipping Available!
More Info