Every so often, somebody tries to make a partisan issue about raw milk. That happened again when Colorado was supposed to be “poised to defy this growing partisan divide” with a bill to allow direct
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The latest dustup shows Checkoff programs remain popular with Congress
The Spartz-Massie Amendment in Congress, the latest attempt to undermine the federal Checkoff Program, failed this week on a 377 to 49 vote with 13 House members not voting.
Reps. Victoria Spartz, R-IN, and…
Continue Reading The latest dustup shows Checkoff programs remain popular with CongressUSDA puts $55.2 million into expanded meat and poultry access
Six years after Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, first introduced the PRIME Act to exempt so-called custom slaughtering from federal inspection and allow farmers to produce food for restaurants, grocery stores, and hotels, an alternative has…
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Letter from the Editor: Polis has brisket rub recipe and food freedom credentials
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Jared Polis is governor of Colorado. He is an interesting fellow.
We called him to the attention of readers of Food Safety News when he was serving in Congress because of his association with…
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Was that pasteurization vote with or without representation?
Some might consider putting Congress on record for or against raw milk as an accomplishment, especially it the vote wasn’t close. An amendment to House Resolution 2 that sought to allow raw milk shipments between…
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House members ignore party lines, defeat raw milk measure
A representative from Kentucky said it was about consumers’ food choices. A coalition of food safety groups said it was a threat to public health — particularly children. The U.S. House just said no.
With…
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Food Freedom Bill Aims to Turn Back Time to 1967
Even though their two raw milk bills have gone nowhere, a bipartisan “food freedom caucus” in Congress has decided to expand its federal agenda. In a campaign helped by Virginia farmer and author Joel Salatin,…
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KY Republican Puts Together Left-Right Coalition to Allow Interstate Raw Milk Sales
A left-right libertarian coalition led by U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is sponsoring two bills in Congress to permit the interstate sales of raw milk. Massie says the bills are but the first in a…
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