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Posts Tagged ‘Food and Drug Administration’
Lab Rats and Book Worms
Posted by Joette Calabrese on February 26, 2012
NPR just released a story about how acetaminophen, an ingredient in Tylenol and other common meds, is causing asthma in some 
children.
These headlines have become familiar – even trite: Drugs are responsible for causing more serious disease than the disease(s) they were initially intending to “treat”. And how has this been discovered, after 40 years of Tylenol being successfully marketed as a safe, over-the-counter med?
Why, by having the public take it, of course!
We are lab rats, ladies and gentlemen, and as long as we take these over-the counter drugs, we are a part of the risky experiment to determine their safety.
This begs the question, should we comply with this kind of experiment?
Unwittingly “join in the data collection”.
Oftentimes, when our little ones gets a normal, childhood illness with a fever, we feel as parents that it is our duty to immediately eliminate all things uncomfortable. Many moms have been taught that we are supposed to, at all costs, get rid of that fever! We give Tylenol, the fever is gone, problem solved, right? Not so fast…
If this appeals to you, read no further. I’d like to offer a different viewpoint: The way we homeopathic moms view fever and symptoms in general, is that they are simply normal and healthy responses or signals of an inner imbalance. In fact, symptom means “sign”. When we remove the sign of illness, we are simply fooling ourselves into believing that the problem is solved.
Fever, in actuality, is a normal, healthy response to normal childhood illness and normal childhood illness is a building block for lifelong immunity. Forcing a fever away is not eliminating illness; it’s just abolishing the outward expression. It’s like unscrewing a noisy, annoying smoke alarm on the ceiling because we can’t be bothered with the sound; all the while, the fire blazes on the stove.
By eliminating the outward signs of a normal childhood illness with OTC drugs, not only are we eliminating helpful information, but we may even be putting our children at risk for chronic lifelong illnesses. In homeopathy, fevers from childhood illnesses are considered not just a symptom or a sign of inner imbalance but deemed curative! The heat that effectively emanates from a fever is intended to “cook” off the virus, not unlike a sauna is used to fend off illness.1
For me, it’s a no –brainer. When it comes to my children’s health, I’ll take a fever for a few days over the potential of asthma. Genuine health is accomplished by uprooting illness and not by treating symptoms. Putting out the fire is certainly more intelligent than removing the smoke alarm.
NPR reports that Johnson & Johnson, maker of Tylenol, stated the following: “There are no prospective, randomized controlled studies that show a causal link between acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, and asthma”. So, do the manufacturers of Tylenol feel that it might be a good idea to “work” on their product? It sure doesn’t seem so. They need more data from us – the trusting and willing participants in their experiments
This, my friends, is the reason why I chose not to subject my family to the experimentation methods of the pharmaceutical industry and to learn homeopathy when my children were little. I simply didn’t want them to take antibiotics, acetaminophen or any other drug, for that matter. I am pleased to report that we were successful! My children are all full-grown and none of them have ever had any meds. I hasten to add that I didn’t ignore their illnesses; I simply employed homeopathy, nutrient dense foods and plain old horse sense.
I’ll admit it wasn’t always easy, bucking the trend of “a pill for every ill”. It took guts, pig-headed determination and self education to feel confident in this type of childrearing. I studied incessantly and grew to have confidence in my ability to take on my children’s illnesses. I would read, study, read more, memorize and then read some more after that! I was never without a homeopathy book on my lap and I’d read my notes into my tape recorder (it was the 80’s) and listened to my notes repeatedly.
I figured that if I have to associate myself with a fellow inhabitant of the animal kingdom, I’d choose a book worm rather than a lab rat!
Join me in learning homeopathy so you too, can enjoy self-reliant health. It’s satisfying, exhilarating and what I call “mom”-ifying to learn how to take care of our families the genuine way….by employing homeopathy.
1 Crinnion, W.J. “Sauna as a Valuable Clinical tool for Cardiovascular, Autoimmune, Toxicant-induces and other Chronic Health Problems.” Alternative Medicine Review. A Journal of Clinical Therapeutics. Vol. 16. No. 3 (2011)
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Raw Milk Freedom Riders Take Action!
Posted by Maureen Diaz on November 5, 2011
Raw Milk Freedom Riders after crossing into Maryland. Photo, David Gumpert
On Tuesday, Nov. 1st, a caravan of moms (and a few dads, grandmas & grandpas) picked up unprocessed (raw) milk from a farm located in Pennsylvania. These folks came from all over the US and even Ontario, Canada, all to partake in a defiant act of civil disobedience. What was this terrible activity for which they risked arrest? Transporting that same milk across the state line into Maryland.
You might wonder what the big deal is, so I’ll tell you. Well, way back in 1987 a bill was passed into law which made it illegal to transport raw milk across state lines when intended for “human consumption”. This meant that for every mom out there wanting to provide the very best in nourishing foods for her family, she would either have to live in a state where raw dairy was available, own her own dairy animal(s), or become a criminal. For most, the latter is the only option.
So here we stand now faced with a real dilemma due to our government’s belief that it knows best. As well we see through almost weekly headlines, this “Big Brother” attitude and government controls have not protected the public at all judging by the number of deaths and illness caused by our industrial food supply.
Furthermore, I am not the “public”, nor are you, unless you decide to shop where thousands of others shop for their family’s food. When purchasing food in a supermarket I would expect the government to have oversight to protect the safety of the publicly accessible food. But when we choose to purchase farm-fresh foods locally and privately, we do not fall under the “public” domain. And we do not subject ourselves to the inherent problems with an industrial food supply. Instead, we assume the risk ourselves, accepting the consequences if and when a problem should occur.
The funny thing is, in my family’s experience we have never, ever experienced any problem with our locally produced foods, but we have in fact become quite ill from eating foods purchased at a local store and a restaurant or two. How effective was “Big Brother” then?
There is also the question of the constitutionality of these laws which deny private citizens the access to not only raw milk, but also many other farm products. Furthermore, we are being denied freedom of choice in health care, education, birthing options, etc.
Our founding fathers must be rolling in their graves, for they never could have conceived of such government control of the people, or protection of corporate profits and bureaucratic charge. Was this not a part of what they were trying to avoid-government tyranny?!
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and many others of our early fathers were farmers. They expected to produce foods on their farms and to have the freedom, without government restraint, to earn an honest income from their product. They bought and sold freely within their communities and yet today not only is this not allowed, but our uber-intelligent governing bodies also try to control how our food is produced. But there-in lies yet another problem…
So here we are in 2011, wondering where we are headed. Like thousands, if not millions, of others like ourselves, my husband & I have decided that we must do something. Thus I write, teach, and do everything possible to educate and motivate others towards reforming our laws, reforming our government towards what it was originally intended to be: a protector of the people, and of the private citizenry.
I urge you to do the same. Consider these thoughts and, whether you wish to consume fresh milk direct from the farm or make other important decisions for yourself and your family, stay informed about what is happening within our nation and communities. Establish contact with your local politicians. Speak up at “Town Meetings” and other public forums. Let your law and policy makers know how you feel and demand to be heard, and have your concerns considered; this we must do, or we sink in apathy.
Michael Schmidt addresses the crowd. Photo courtesy Kimberly Hartke
On Tuesday our caravan of moms was met at FDA headquarters by dozens of police officers and denial of access to the bureaucrats within, but also about 150 additional protesters. Cookies and (raw) milk were served to everyone in attendance including law enforcement, and many voices were heard. Amongst those speaking to the crowd were David Gumpert, Joel Salatin, Mark McAfee, Sally Fallon Morell, Max Kane, Liz Reitzig (one of the organizers of the event), Kristin Canty, Jonas Stoltzfus, and my own personal hero, Michael Schmidt (on day 33 of his hunger fast). We all understand the importance of personal responsibility both for our families and our government, and were encouraged by the wise words of each of these passionate people. And that very day the effectiveness of our efforts was confirmed when the FDA issued a clarification of their policy, stating that they will not enforce the law when it involves an individual transporting raw milk for their own personal use. While this is encouraging, affirming that our efforts are not in vain, it is not enough. We must continue to work towards real change. Our farmers should not be raided by our government agencies, but should be free to profit from their hard work, and consumers should not be denied the right of freedom
Please don’t sit back in apathy, relying on others to fight your battles for you; each of us involved in the activities of November 1st are very busy, with many responsibilities. We have jobs, take care of our children, participate in churches and communities, etc. But we set aside a little time throughout our days and weeks to write letters, make phone calls, and show up at a rally now and then to show support for our causes. Without this we can not expect any changes for the better but can instead expect more control, more prosecution and farm raids, further loss of freedom.
Now go take charge of your and your children’s future; they depend on it!
Maureen Diaz is a homeschooling mother of 9, a WAPF chapter leader, and a certified LW Nutritionist. She also has produced 3 cooking DVD’s including her latest, Liberation Wellness Home Cooking. Check out & order her DVD’s on her website, www.nourishingtraditionalcook.com and at FilmBaby.com
Posted in Big Agriculture, Events, farm fresh, FDA, Fear, Food freedom, Food Safety, fresh and local, government, liz reitzig, lobbying, Local Foods, Maureen Diaz, Politics, raw milk, sally fallon, Sally Fallon Morell, Weston A. Price Foundation | Tagged: Events, fda, Food and Drug Administration, government, maureen diaz, motivation, raw milk, Raw Milk Freedom Riders, sally fallon, Weston Price Foundation | Leave a Comment »
Fresh: The Movie
Posted by Kevin Brown on August 16, 2011
 Dear Kevin, Recently, a multi-agency enforcement team wrapped up a year-long sting operation with an armed raid. Three people were arrested. Their crime? Selling unpasteurized (raw) milk. Meanwhile, Cargill was recently forced to recall 36 million pounds of turkey meat for a salmonella outbreak that has already been confirmed to have killed one and sickened at least 80 others. Yet no one has been arrested. Who’s the real threat here, Cargill or raw milk? The answer is clear. Sign now to tell the FDA: stop protecting big corporations while targeting small producers for harassment. Whether or not you personally drink raw milk, the issue is our freedom to decide what we want to eat and drink. The FDA has been cracking down on raw milk suppliers and has issued strong warnings that consuming unpasteurized dairy products can be dangerous. However, the Rawesome Foods club in Venice, CA was composed of private members who were informed and knew the potential risks of what they were consuming. No illnesses have ever been linked to the club’s products. Why is our food safety system pigeon-holing us into buying only conventional pasteurized milk? Tell the regulators: we have the right to choose what goes into our bodies. We’re standing up for the freedom to eat real food. Sincerely, Ana and Crystal Image: Flickr/kthread |
© 2008 FRESH the movie – New thinking on what we’re eating.
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Raw Milk Risk
Posted by Kevin Brown on August 11, 2011
GOVERNMENT DATA PROVES RAW MILK SAFE
Raw Milk Risk Extremely Small Compared to Risk of Other Foods
WASHINGTON, DC June 22, 2011: Data gleaned from U.S. government websites and government-sanctioned reports on foodborne illnesses show that the risk of contracting foodborne illness by consuming raw milk is much smaller than the risk of becoming ill from other foods, according to research by Dr. Ted Beals, MD, appearing in the Summer, 2011 issue of Wise Traditions, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
At last we have access to the numbers we need to determine the risk of consuming raw milk on a per-person basis, says Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education foundation that provides information on the health benefits of raw, whole milk from pastured cows.
The key figure that permits a calculation of raw milk illnesses on a per-person basis comes from a 2007 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) FoodNet survey, which found that 3.04 percent of the population consumes raw milk, or about 9.4 million people, based on the 2010 census. This number may in fact be larger in 2011 as raw milk is growing in popularity. For example, sales of raw milk increased 25 percent in California in 2010, while sales of pasteurized milk declined 3 percent.
In addition, Dr. Beals has compiled published reports of illness attributed to raw milk from 1999 to 2010. During the eleven-year period, illnesses attributed to raw milk averaged 42 per year.
Using government figures for foodborne illness for the entire population, Dr. Beals has shown that you are about thirty-five thousand times more likely to get sick from other foods than you are from raw milk, says Fallon Morell. And with good management practices in small grass-based dairies offering fresh unprocessed whole milk for direct human consumption, we may be able to reduce the risk even further.
It is irresponsible for senior national government officials to oppose raw milk, claiming that it is inherently hazardous, says Dr. Beals. There is no justification for opposing the sale of raw milk or warning against its inclusion in the diets of children and adults.
According to Pete Kennedy, president of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, FDA has an agenda that has nothing to do with protecting the public health. The agency wants to deny freedom of choice and impose its views on what foods the people should and should not be consuming.
Every time there is a possible connection between illness and raw milk, government officials issue dire press releases and call for bans on raw milk sales, says Fallon Morell. However these numbers make a laughing stock of government opposition and prove what weve known all along, that raw milk is a safe and healthy food.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.realmilk.com/real-milk-pathogens.html.
CONTACT: Kimberly Hartke, press@westonaprice.org , 703-860-2711, cell 703-675-5557.
The Weston A. Price Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nutrition education foundation with the mission of disseminating accurate, science-based information on diet and health. Named after nutrition pioneer Weston A. Price, DDS, author of Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, the Washington, DC-based Foundation publishes a quarterly journal for its 13,000 members, supports 450 local chapters worldwide and hosts a yearly international conference. The Foundation phone number is (202) 363-4394, www.westonaprice.org, info@westonaprice.org .
Posted in Big Agriculture, Family Wellness, Food freedom, heart disease, liberation diet, liberation wellness, Nutrition, raw milk, weston price | Tagged: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fda, Food and Drug Administration, Foodborne illness, milk, nutrition and physical degeneration, raw milk, Weston Price Foundation | 1 Comment »
Raw Milk Freedom
Posted by Kevin Brown on July 11, 2011
On May 16th, Representative Ron Paul asked,
“If we are not even free anymore to decide something as basic as what we wish to eat or drink, how much freedom do we really have left?”
Paul was talking about the FDA ban on the interstate sale of raw milk for human consumption — milk that has not been pasteurized. The ban began in 1987, but the FDA didn’t really begin enforcing it seriously until 2006 — when the government began sting operations and armed raids of dairy farmers and their willing customers.
The New American reports:
“Even if the FDA were correct in its assertions about the dangers of raw milk, its prohibition on interstate raw milk sales would still be, as Paul termed it, ‘an unconstitutional misapplication of the commerce clause for legislative ends’ …
Saying he is ‘outraged’ by the FDA’s raids on peaceful dairy farmers and their customers, Paul has introduced legislation … ‘to allow the shipment and distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products for human consumption across state lines,’ in effect reversing the FDA’s unconstitutional ban on such sales.”
The “Food Safety Modernization Act” that was enacted earlier this year gives the FDA almost unlimited authority to decide if food is harmful, even without credible evidence. But farmers who have been persecuted by the FDA for selling raw milk, like Amish Farmer Dan Allgyer, are not backing down. Allgyer’s case is going to court.
Citizens are irate that the FDA allows damaging junk food, but prevents people from making an educated, informed food choice in purchasing raw grass-fed milk.
According to the Washington Times, Attorney Jonathan Emord, who has defeated the FDA in court eight times, is focusing on the deeper issues that this case stems from. Emord says:
“We would not be here today were it not for the fact that over the past seventy-five years, the Congress of the United States has delegated away to some 230 independent regulatory commissions the power to make law, the power to execute the law, and the power to judge law violation. That delegation of governing power from Congress to the unelected heads of the regulatory agencies violates the Constitution, which vests exclusively in Congress the obligation to make law”.
Posted in Big Agriculture, Family Wellness, Food freedom, heart disease, liberation diet, liberation wellness, Nutrition, raw milk, weston price | Tagged: Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Jonathan W. Emord, milk, raw milk, Ron Paul, United States Congress, Washington Times | 1 Comment »
“Food Safety”
Posted by Kevin Brown on June 21, 2011
And with that budget hit, the so-called “food safety” law can’t be implemented—and no money to approve Frankenfish! This is huge!
Last week the House of Representatives passed the agriculture funding bill for fiscal year 2012, and the bill in
cluded a gigantic cut in FDA’s budget. This is particularly significant because they were tasked with implementing most of the provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act that Congress passed last year.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the cost of implementing the Food Safety act would be $1.4 billion over five years. The whopping $285 million budget cut makes it likely that many of the enforce
ment and oversight provisions of the act will not be implemented. FDA told an industry publication just before the vote that if the House funding cuts were approved, there will be a “significant delay in implementation of the new Food Safety Modernization Act (including the law’s nineteen priority areas, especially import oversight, training, and inspections).”
Before final passage of the agriculture funding bill, the House approved an amendment by Rep. Don Young (R-AK) to prohibit the FDA from spending money to approve an application for the controversial genetically engineered salmon.
Now the funding bill moves on to the Senate. ANH-USA will work hard to make sure the GE salmon amendment stays in place. If it passes in the Senate as well, FDA will not be allowed to use its funds in FY2012 to approve genetically engineered salmon. This is a big win!
Posted in Big Agriculture, Family Wellness, Food freedom, heart disease, liberation diet, liberation wellness, Nutrition, raw milk, weston price | Tagged: Congressional Budget Office, Don Young, Food and Drug Administration, Frankenfish, genetically modified food, United States, United States Congress, United States House of Representatives | Leave a Comment »
World Premiere of Farmageddon
Posted by Kevin Brown on June 11, 2011
World Premiere of Farmageddon Comes to Three Cities
First Time Documentary Filmmaker Fights for Small Farmers
Washington, D.C. –June 10, 2011–If the FDA wasn’t defensive before about their raids against multiple small farms around the country, they soon will be when Kristin Canty’s documentary film Farmageddon–the Unseen War on American Family Farms debuts this month in three major cities–DC, LA, NYC.
The epicenter of bureaucratic and regulatory power, Washington, DC, is the first stop for the film. It opens here on June 17 for a weeklong World Premiere at the West End Cinema on 23rd Street, NW (between M and N streets). The filmmaker will be in town for the multiple 
events being coordinated around the film by groups such as Slow Food DC, Keep Food Legal, Grassfed on the Hill, and the Weston A. Price Foundation. Tickets go on sale at the West End Cinema box office, June 14, 2011.
A first time filmmaker, Kristin is a Massachusetts mom whose 4 year old son was healed of multiple allergies by adding farm fresh (raw) milk to his diet. She grew increasingly alarmed at the state and federal government’s armed raids of farm buying clubs and health food coops around the nation. In particular, the targeting of the very food that restored her son to perfect health, roused this mother of four children, to document on film the harsh actions against family farms.
Farmageddon tells the stories, in the words of the victims themselves, of the numerous trespasses of the health bureaucrats on farmers and consumers civil liberties. Canty also interviews experts on health and nutrition and leading local foods advocates to give a sobering assessment of the plight of farmers who seek to meet the growing demand for healthy, ecologically grown food. Congressman Ron Paul makes a cameo appearance decrying government’s overreach into the health and diet decisions of American citizens.
Kristin Canty is a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a nutrition education and activist group, as well as the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. It was while hosting a fundraiser in her home for the latter, that she was inspired to undertake the making of the film. Her goal was to let the honest farmers whose food had harmed no one, tell their side of the story.
The D.C. premiere runs from June 17 through June 23rd. Showtimes for are weekdays 3, 5, 7, 9:00pm, and weekends 1, 3, 5, 7, 9:00pm. For tickets, contact West End Cinema, located at 2301 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037, the box office phone number is 202-419-3456.
The Weston A. Price Foundation is a non-profit nutrition education foundation dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism. The Foundation is spearheading a national campaign to educate consumers about the benefits of farm fresh milk from pasture-raised dairy animals. Please visit their website westonaprice.org or realmilk.com to learn more about the Foundation’s Campaign for Real Milk.
For other screening dates and times, to request a screening or see the trailer, visit the Farmageddon website: http://farmageddonmovie.com
Posted in Big Agriculture, Family Wellness, Food freedom, heart disease, liberation diet, liberation wellness, Nutrition, raw milk, weston price | Tagged: fda, Food and Drug Administration, health, New York City, Nutrition, United States, Washington DC, Weston Price Foundation | Leave a Comment »
Bible Timeline of Diet – Part 2 – Liberation Wellness Hour
Posted by Kevin Brown on June 10, 2011
Liberation Diet author Kevin Brown talks about the healthy eating wisdom of the Bible
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Tyranny Exposed
Posted by Kevin Brown on May 26, 2011
FDA Tyranny Exposed: The Real Food-Raw Milk movement strikes back
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 – Omkara World by Adam Helfer
WASHINGTON- May 24, 2011. Amish Farmer, Dan Allyger, who was recently caught in a FDA sting operation for allegedly transporting and selling raw milk across state (Pennsylvania) lines is not backing down from the fight.![[]](http://media.washtimes.com/media/community/image/2011/05/25/food_choice_rally_sign_t268.JPG?7f6c82c4e3ebc52dbf2e980dcc8631719b6d5f11)
Attorney Jonothan Emord (who has defeated the FDA 7 times in federal court) will be representing Allyger and the local buying club ‘Grassfed on the Hill’. This case has turned into the new “David vs. Goliath” and could be a real turning point over the issue of consumer choice and food freedom. This incident is just one in an ongoing trend of FDA raids on small farms. The “Food Safety Modernization act” that was enacted earlier this year expands the jurisdiction of the FDA onto farms and gives it almost unlimited authority to decide if food is harmful, based on having a “reason to believe” a problem exists and not needing credible evidence.
Support Food Choice! (Photo: Emma Bedlin)
Bad Timing by the Federal Government
The surreal nature of the case has drawn ire across the nation and has attracted major media coverage. This is in fact directing more attention to the federal government abusing it’s power and wasting tax dollars in a delicate time when the federal budget is under intense scrutiny.
Informed citizens are irate at the FDA over the following points:
• Citizens should be able to choose what food they want to consume. The FDA allows health damaging junk food to be consumed along with cigarettes and alcohol to be used at a persons own risk and discretion. Yet a citizen cannot make an educated, informed, healthy food choice in purchasing raw grassfed milk from a farmer they have a relationship with. The FDA and other federal government agencies should not interfere in private, direct relationships between farmers and consumers.
• The FDA (ironically the authority on protecting the health of the citizens) doesn’t have the proper aptitude to incur correct research and data when coming to conclusions about the health and safety of grassfed raw milk. The confusion seems to arise from the FDA not understanding and differentiating between conventional milk (which needs to be pasteurized for safety) and raw milk from healthy, pastured animals and clean conditions. It is to be noted that grassfed raw milk has been consumed safely by cultures for thousands of years.
• The FDA doesn’t take into account the broad and distinguished difference of health effects between conventional pasteurized milk and raw grassfed milk. While conventional milk has been linked to many health maladies and digestibility issues, raw grassfed milk has been attributed to a long list of benefits. Members of the Grassfed group have personally listed profound health benifits such as: Reversal of allergies • Increased immune system functioning • Healing of the gut and digestive system disorders • Enhanced overall health and wellbeing • Weight loss • Reduced skin diseases • Reversal of autism symptoms in autistic children.
In direct reprisal to the Allyger case, Congressman Ron Paul introduced the unpasteurized (raw) milk (Bill HR 1830). Bill 1830 will allow the shipment and distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products for human consumption across state lines. This bill would remove the unconstitutional restraint on farmers who wish to sell or otherwise distribute, and people who wish to consume, unpasteurized milk and milk products.
Food and Farm Freedom Rally held in D.C.
A peaceful demonstration was held last week in D.C. supporting Allyger. Several hundred people from all races, religions, and socio economic backgrounds attended under a banner of food freedom and the protecting the power of choice.
Representing attorney and keynote speaker Jonothan Emord focused on the deeper issues that this case stems from. Emord emphatically stated: “We would not be here today were it not for the fact that over the past seventy-five years, the Congress of the United States has delegated away to some 230 independent regulatory commissions the power to make law, the power to execute the law, and the power to judge law violation.
Attorney Jonothan Emord (Photo: Eleanor Kaufman)
That delegation of governing power from Congress to the unelected heads of the regulatory agencies violates the Constitution, which vests exclusively in Congress the obligation to make law.
Nine tenths of all laws are no longer the product of our elected representatives, they are created by the unelected heads of the bureaucratic agencies.
Those agency heads are unaccountable to the courts, the Congress, and the American people.
One such agency that engages in this unconstitutional governance is the Food and Drug Administration.
It is the action of that agency that we examine today because it offends the very foundation of liberty of our Republic.
Dan Allgyer, an Amish farmer from Kinzers, Pennsylvania has become an “enemy of the state”- Not because he is a violent man; not because he performs acts that threaten the lives or property of others; not because he is involved in some plot to overthrow the government; but because he dared to sell unpasteurized milk.
No proof exists that Dan’s milk is unfit for human consumption. No proof exists that anyone who ever consumed Dan’s milk became ill. To the contrary, Dan’s milk is wholesome. Unpasteurized milk, or natural milk, has been consumed safely for thousands of years. So long as it comes from healthy cows, is kept refrigerated, and is consumed before expiration, it is a healthy food.
This nation was built by yeoman farmers just like Dan Allgyer. The nation those farmers constructed was instituted among men to protect the rights of the governed, the very rights FDA now violates.
As Thomas Jefferson put it in his First Inaugural Address: “A wise and frugal government shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.”
This is not just a case and situation that pertains only to raw milk drinkers. This is a blatant case in point of federal government abusing its power and authority. If the federal government is allowed to convene in this manner, whats next? Stay tuned for updates on the case and feel free to contact your congressman if you feel the government is abusing its authority in this situation and that the Food Safety Modernization act is unfair to small farms.
For a list of Government Raids on Small Farms and Organic food buying clubs – Click here.
For the FDA’s official statement of this case, click here.
For more information on Real, Raw Milk, please visit www.realmilk.com and the Raw Milk Symposium site.
Please visit ‘Farmageddon’ – an upcoming documentary exposing the assault on Americas small farms and organic buying clubs.
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