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Raw Milk Is A-Okay!

Posted by Kevin Brown on May 4, 2012

FDA Concedes Raw Milk Across State Lines OK for Personal Consumption

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FDA CONCEDES RAW MILK ACROSS STATE LINES OK FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION

But continues to broadcast misinformation about unpasteurized dairy

Washington, DC ( November 17, 2011)—In a statement issued on November 1, concurrent with a raw milk freedom rally held outside FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, the agency conceded that it “has never taken, nor does it intend to take, enforcement action against an individual who purchased and transported raw milk across state lines solely for his or her own personal consumption” [www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/MilkSafety/ucm277854.htm].  This statement reverses FDA’s prior position in which the agency reserved the option of taking action against individual consumers crossing state lines with raw milk. Federal regulation 21 CFR § 1240.61 prohibits the introduction of raw milk for human consumption into interstate commerce.

A caravan of moms brought raw milk across state lines on November 1 and served it to rally participants in front of FDA headquarters.

“Unfortunately, FDA’s announcement allowing individuals to transport raw milk across state lines is filled with the same misinformation that the agency has spread in the past,” says Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, an organization that sponsors A Campaign for Real Milk, aimed at universal access to clean raw milk. “FDA continues to insist that raw milk is dangerous, when even the agency’s own exaggerated list of outbreaks shows that raw milk is safer than other foods.”

“FDA lists outbreaks associated with raw cheese, produced in less than sanitary conditions, as ‘outbreaks caused by raw milk,’ thereby inflating the number of illnesses associated with raw milk,” says Fallon Morell. “The actual number of illnesses associated (but not necessarily proved) with raw milk is about forty-two per year, which makes raw milk a very safe food given the large number of raw milk consumers.  No deaths have been associated with raw milk during the past twelve years, but three people have died from tainted pasteurized milk.”

FDA insists that raw milk drinkers constitute less than 1 percent of the population. Yet a 2007 government survey found that about 3 percent of the population consumes raw milk, or about nine million people.  This number is likely to be higher today as raw milk consumption is growing rapidly. Even in the state of Maryland, where raw milk sales are illegal, over 3 percent of respondents stated that they drank raw milk.  “This milk is coming from Pennsylvania, where raw milk sales are legal,” says Pete Kennedy, president of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, “to the great detriment of Maryland farmers.”  According to Kennedy, hundreds of thousands of dollars of farm sales each year flow from Maryland to Pennsylvania.

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund is currently representing citizens challenging the interstate ban on raw milk in an Iowa federal district court .

According to Fallon Morell, “FDA continues to insist that no science exists to substantiate the nutritional and health benefits of raw milk, yet we now have five European studies, published in peer reviewed journals, showing that raw milk provides powerful protection against asthma and allergies. And there is copious scientific research showing that pasteurization of milk denatures and diminishes the effectiveness of enzymes and vitamins in the milk.”

Moreover, raw milk is designed to build the immune system—the components that do this are denatured by the heat process of pasteurization.  FDA claims that the elderly, the immune-compromised, children and pregnant women especially should avoid raw milk. “These are the very people who need it the most,” says Fallon Morell.

The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nutrition education non-profit with 550 local chapters worldwide, and close to 13,000 members. The organization works to educate the public about the health benefits of unprocessed milk from grass-based dairies through its Campaign for Real Milk, http://realmilk.com.

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Healing Conference

Posted by Kevin Brown on January 31, 2012

The Fourfold Path to Healing Conference

February 3 – 5, 2012

Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, Baltimore

Was your New Year’s Resolution to become a healthier you?  We have just the information to empower you to do so. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear three of today’s most dynamic health speakers:

SALLY FALLON MORELL, author of Nourishing Traditions and President of WAPF

TOM COWAN, MD, holistic physician, principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing

JAIMEN MCMILLAN, creator of Spacial Dynamics

Friday, February 3 – Sunday, February 5, 2012

Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel

101 West Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT TO LEARN?

Your views on health and healing will be transformed as you explore how your health is affected by how and what you eat, what medicines and supplements you take, how you move your body, and your thinking processes, including:

  • Food facts and fictions: How to eat more nutritiously and more wisely
  • Mystery and myth of the heart and heart disease
  • How to treat common illnesses at home
  • How to improve your emotional state and your health with exercise and movement
  • How to plan nutritious menus (including recipes) for yourself and your family
  • Alternative treatments for inflammatory diseases, chronic fatigue, cancer, diabetes and more

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Parents, students, people interested in health and nutrition, baby-boomers concerned about their health, grandparents concerned about their grandchildren, couples who want healthy babies, people who want answers, people who want to know more about how to improve the quality of their lives, doctors, health professionals, nutritionists, dietitians, teachers.

New this Year a Pre-Conference Cooking Class

Friday February 9:00 am -4:30 pm -Cook Class with Monica Corrado

Join Traditional Food Chef and WAPF Honorary Board Member Monica Corrado  for two classes that are integral to Fourfold Healing: The Secret to Nutrient-Dense Stock and Liver Pate: Nutrient-Dense Nirvana.

Additional cost for this class $85.00

The Secret to Making Nutrient-Dense Stock

Stock is one of the original super foods. It is nurturing, nourishing, grounding, comforting, and nutrient-dense. Stock made well is the foundation of good soups, stews, sauces, vegetables, and grains. It helps to heal the gut, is a great “first food” for infants, and is high in absorbable calcium, especially good for growing children, menopausal women, and just about anyone who is alive. Learn how to make stock the way your grandmother (or great-grandmother) did! People who ate soups made with homemade bone broth grew strong, healthy children and stayed well themselves. Nutrient-dense stock is chock full of easily absorbed minerals everybody needs, not the least of which is calcium, and helps one to efficiently utilize protein. It has been indicated in helping to heal rheumatoid arthritis, gastritis, colitis, Crohn’s disease, allergies, and other digestive and bone disorders. In this class, learn the bones to use, where to get them, how long to cook them, cover on or off, and the secret of gelatin …

Liver Pate: Nutrient-Dense Nirvana

You know liver is a super food. It is so rich in nutrients that you need only eat a little for your body to receive its healing blessings. If you have been wondering how to include liver in your diet, pate is a great place to start. You’ll eat it like ice cream off a spoon! Honest! (At Wise Traditions 2011, people licked their plates clean!) Liver pate may be the most nutrient-dense food you can eat: it combines the most nutrient-dense traditional food with the most nutrient-dense fat available. When you put pastured liver and grass-fed butter or cream together in a pate, you have achieved nutrient-dense nirvana! Experience it for yourself! We will work with chicken, beef and pork liver. Learn preparation techniques and easy recipes!

For more information go to: http://newtrendspublishing.com/conference/

CHILDCARE – Samantha Park, teacher at Country Day School in Kearneysville, WV has offered her services to care for children of attendees on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.  Parents will need to supply food and snacks for their children.  To make arrangements for childcare, inquire as to costs, etc., please phone her at 304.886.2073.

PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT!  ONSITE FEES INCREASE BY UP TO $50.

To register go to: https://www.ptfassociates.com/secure/fourfold/2012fourfold_registration.htm

TOM COWAN, MD, is principal author of The Fourfold Path to Healing, has a family practice in San Francisco from where he serves patients across North America and trains medical professionals in holistic medicine and treatment. Dr. Cowan has served as vice president of the Physicians Association for Anthroposophical Medicine and is a founding board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation. He publishes a free bimonthly newsletter, The Fourfold Path to Healing.

SALLY FALLON MORELL is the founding president of the Weston A. Price Foundation and is a major spokesperson for wholesome nutrition. The author of the best-selling Nourishing Traditions, she travels the world, lecturing and teaching on healthy nutrition and traditional cuisine to thousands of people. Sally has also written numerous articles on the complex subject of diet and health for various health publications.

JAIMEN MCMILLAN is founder of the Spacial Dynamics movement, the study of the interplay between the human being and space. His unique approach to movement and exercise studies the expression of emotion in the way we move, with emphasis on how we can improve our ability to heal. Some 300 students in the U.S. and Europe are currently being trained through the Spacial Dynamics® Institute.

FOOD DONATIONS AND EXHIBITING

A few exhibit spaces have just been added and won’t last long.  To secure an exhibit space, contact Paul Frank at (304) 724-3006.  Food donations are gladly accepted.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel

Special Rate of $109 per night, plus tax.
Phone: (866) 837-5182 and ask for the Four Fold Conference Rate or book online at

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1201037780&key=BFB1

CONFERENCE FEES

General: $295 ($345 onsite)
Student/Senior: $175 ($225 onsite)

Additional Fee for Friday Cooking Class with Monica Corrado $85.00

Fees for the Conference include

Friday evening reception

Nourishing Traditional Lunch on Saturday

Nourishing Traditional Lunch on Sunday

Can’t make the full event?  Phone our registrar at (304) 724-3006 to register for one or more individual days.

For more information please contact Paul Frank (304) 724-3006 or pfrank@ptfassociates.com.

CONFERENCE SPONSORED IN PART BY GREEN PASTURE PRODUCTS

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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

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Michael Schmidt – Hunger STRIKE

Posted by Kevin Brown on November 2, 2011

 

Real Food advocate Pam Killeen speaks with host Kevin Brown about the Michael Schmidt hunger strike and the human rights issues connected with it

for more information go to http://www.facebook.com/groups/supportmichaelschmidt/

and http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=671393100

Kevin Brown is president of Visionary Trainers, an In-Home Personal Fitness Company, and Co-Author of the Liberation Diet, a Real-Food traditional diet program that is helping many attain excellent health and normal weight. Kevin serves as a fellow on the National Board of Fitness Examiners, and is the principle force behind the online fitness website LiberationFitness.com Kevin and his wife Tracy are Chapter leaders for the Weston A Price foundation, a non-profit organization that is helping restore real food to its rightful place in the American diet.

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Liberation Wellness Television – Bob Galle – Milk Angels of Arizona

Posted by Kevin Brown on January 28, 2011

Wellness enthusiast Bob Galle tells of his pilgrimage into the world of Raw Milk and the current state of affairs in Arizona concerning Real Food

Kevin Brown is President of Liberation Wellness and co-author of the Liberation Diet. He serves as a Fellow on the National Board of Fitness Examiners, and is president of Visionary Trainers. Kevin and his wife Tracy are Chapter leaders for the Weston A. Price foundation, a non-profit organization that is helping restore real food to its rightful place in the American diet.

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The Politics of Food – Sally Fallon Morell – Wise Traditions Conference

Posted by Kevin Brown on October 16, 2010

This Week on the Liberation Wellness Hour -

Sally Fallon Morell – The Politics of Food

Monday 2PM EST on Blog Talk Radio – The Politics of Food

Who Should Attend Wise Traditions?

Doctors, nurses, nutritionists, dietitians, parents, students, food writers, food providers, farmers, public servants, teachers, patients, activists, agriculture professionals, people interested in nutrition, people with no interest in nutrition, people who love to cook, people who hate to cook, people who like to eat, Baby Boomers concerned about their health, grandparents concerned about their grandchildren, couples who want healthy babies, people who want answers, people who love controversy. . . and You!  Wise Traditions 2010

Sally Fallon Morell, MA (President and Treasurer), is a journalist, chef, nutrition researcher, homemaker, and community activist. She is the author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats. This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels

Kevin Brown is President of Liberation Wellness and co-author of the Liberation Diet. He serves as a Fellow on the National Board of Fitness Examiners, and is president of Visionary Trainers. Kevin and his wife Tracy are Chapter leaders for the Weston A. Price foundation, a non-profit organization that is helping restore real food to its rightful place in the American diet.

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Don’t Hate Me Because I Don’t Like to Cook

Posted by Lauren Snyder Grosz on October 13, 2010

Is it possible to something decadent and practical at the same time? It seems unlikely, but I feel as if that’s what I’ve done. I’ve hired an in home chef and I’m absolutely over the moon about the decision.

My nine year old daughter’s appointment with the dentist signaled it was time to take things more seriously. Charlotte didn’t have any cavities and he said everything looked really good. Though two issues really got my attention. 1) She has a slight overbite and 2) her x-rays showed her lateral incisors are coming in a bit sideways indicating the teeth might not have enough room to enter straight. People who are familiar with traditional diets know it is bunk to think these issues are genetic, when in fact, they are due to lack of proper nourishment. Having only found out about this 5 years ago, my daughter was already at a disadvantage have not benefited from these principles from conception.

As a foodie, turning our kitchen into a haven of nutrient dense eating was a delight for me. Often it puts a smile on my face to imagine how happy my mom would be to watch as I stir raw heavy cream into a glass of real whole milk. The problem was that our refrigerator and freezer contained only ingredients or potential, which is how I prefer to think of it. There really wasn’t anything you could simply grab and eat. My husband is either on the road or works from home and our daughter is home schooled so the demands for something to eat seem incessant. I’m excellent with breakfast, but the dinners I was making would take two hours when taking into account cleanup. Oh, and forget about lunch. It was non existent. I’d wonder to myself in amazement why they couldn’t simply have a glass of milk or a piece of sprouted toast with lots of butter.

And then one day it happened. I simply went on strike. Charlotte had gone to stay with her grandparents in Wisconsin for her annual summer visit and I was done with cooking! I had simply had it. We started going out to dinner. For the first three weeks this was a nice change of pace. Unless we’ve picked someplace outstanding to dine in the city (NYC) we prefer to eat at home because then I have control over the integrity of the ingredients. As the strike wore on, we both became exhausted with exercise. It was no longer fun, there are only so many places to frequent without crossing the bridge, and getting ready every night quickly lost it’s charm.

With the arrival of the Amex bill, I was forced to come up with a solution. I remembered that Liberation Wellness had recently connected with Jamie Busch who has lots of experience in the kitchen. Jamie recommended Chef Lisa of Simple Earth Cuisine. I was really looking forward to having Lisa cook for our family; her menu sounded delicious and she loves cooking in a traditional manner. Everything was perfect except the cost of her services, which I’m certain are worth every penny, but still out of reach for us. I was lamenting to a friend who lives in the apartment above us about not being able to engage Chef Lisa. A week later she contacted me with an excellent solution. She’d cook for us at a price we could afford! Kelly recently moved to NJ, from PA, to be with the love of her life. She is new to the area and ended up taking a less than satisfying job to avoid sitting around all day. Kelly is quite the go getter. Back in PA, she ran a bed and breakfast. Her favorite part of this experience was menu planning and cooking. Oh, and as fate would have it, I offered to lend her my copy of Nourishing Traditions, but her mom had already given her a copy!

Last week, Kelly delivered Pyrex dish after Pyrex dish filled with delicious satisfying meals. She has decided to start her own business as a Personal Chef to the residents of our building. I think it’s an excellent idea and am thrilled to be her first client.

Lauren Snyder Grosz is a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Educator. She writes for LiberationWellnessBlog.com. As a student on a lifelong quest for exceptional health and happiness, her mission is to empower people to take complete responsibility for their own health by rethinking everything we’ve assumed to be true and rediscovering what truly works based on accurate science.

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Dr. Erik Von Kiel D.O. – Weston Price Medical Doctor

Posted by Kevin Brown on September 13, 2010

Total Health is the moniker of this rare medical doctor who believes in holistic health and the constitution of the United States.

Hear this remarkable man on the Liberation Wellness Hour!


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Dr. Barry Groves PhD – Cholesterol SCEPTIC – Liberation Wellness Radio

Posted by Kevin Brown on August 27, 2010

The OTHER co-Author of the Liberation Diet!

Nutritional author lecturer and journalist doctorate in nutritional science

2002 Sophie Coe Prize winner currently a director of the Foundation for Thymic Cancer Research

A founder member of the Fluoride Action Network

A founder member of THINCS The International Network of Cholesterol Sceptics and an honorary member of the board of the Weston A Price Foundation.

E-mail barrysecond-opinions.co.uk

Kevin Brown is President of Liberation Wellness and co-author of the Liberation Diet. He serves as a Fellow on the National Board of Fitness Examiners, and is president of Visionary Trainers. Kevin and his wife Tracy are Chapter leaders for the Weston A. Price foundation, a non-profit organization that is helping restore real food to its rightful place in the American diet.

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Raw Milk Wins in Latest Legal Battle!

Posted by Kevin Brown on August 23, 2010

Raw Milk Consumers Win Round One

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Challenge to FDA’s Interstate Ban on Raw Milk

Falls Church, Virginia (August 20, 2010) – In a complex federal district court ruling, Judge Mark W. Bennett refused to grant a motion by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the agency by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and eight other named plaintiffs. The lawsuit argues that federal regulations (21 CFR 1240.61 and 21 CFR 131.10) prohibiting raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce are unconstitutional as applied to FTCLDF’s members and the other plaintiffs named in the suit.

In his August 18 decision, Judge Bennett denied part of FDA’s motion to dismiss while reserving judgment on the remainder. As part of his ruling, the judge ordered proceedings in the case to be stayed sixty days to allow plaintiffs time to decide whether to file a ‘citizen petition’ with FDA. The petition would ask FDA to clarify its interpretation of the authorizing statutes and regulations giving the agency power to ban raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce. If plaintiffs choose to file the citizen petition, the court would continue to delay the suit until the administrative proceedings were completed or until FDA failed to take action within the time the law requires. If plaintiffs declined to pursue the citizen petition, Judge Bennett indicated the court would reconsider FDA’s motion to dismiss.

In Judge Bennett’s view, the main question FDA needs to answer in the petition process is “whether § 1240.61 applies to and proscribes the conduct of (1) persons who travel from one state, where it is not legal to purchase raw milk, to another state, where it is legal to purchase raw milk, legally purchase raw milk, then return to the original state where they consume the raw milk themselves or give it to their friends or family members; or (2) a principal and agent who agree that the agent will obtain raw milk out-of-state, where it is legal to do so, and to deliver it to the principal in the principal’s home state, where sales of raw milk are not permitted; or (3) a producer of raw milk who sells raw milk in an intrastate transaction to persons that he knows are from out of state.”

All of the individually named plaintiffs in the lawsuit fit into one of the three scenarios described above. Section 1240.61 provides in part, “No person shall cause to be delivered into interstate commerce or shall sell, or otherwise distribute, or hold for sale or other distribution after shipment in interstate commerce any milk or milk product in final package form for direct human consumption unless the product has been pasteurized….”

Judge Bennett sees the citizen petition as a way to resolve the question of “whether the plaintiff’s conduct involves or affects ‘interstate commerce’ sufficiently to fall within the proscriptions of § 1240.61, and, still more specifically, whether the plaintiffs’ conduct constitutes ‘delivery [of raw dairy products] into interstate commerce’ or ‘distribution’ of raw dairy products after shipment in interstate commerce.”

Plaintiffs have survived the first round in the case. They have until October 18 to determine what their next course of action will be.

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund defends the rights and broadens the freedoms of family farms and protects consumer access to raw milk and nutrient-dense foods.

Concerned consumers can support the Fund, a U.S. based 501(c)(4) nonprofit, by joining or donating online at www.farmtoconsumer.org or by calling 703-208-FARM(3276).

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For more information call 703-208-3276 or email president@farmtoconsumer.org

The press release is posted on the Fund’s website at:

http://www.ftcldf.org/press/press-FDA-lawsuit-round-one.htm

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Kevin Brown is President of Liberation Wellness and co-author of the Liberation Diet. He serves as a Fellow on the National Board of Fitness Examiners, and is president of Visionary Trainers. Kevin and his wife Tracy are Chapter leaders for the Weston A. Price foundation, a non-profit organization that is helping restore real food to its rightful place in the American diet.

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