Four states that currently outlaw the retail sales of raw milk and allow only limited access to unpasteurized dairy products are finding it hard to make any progress this legislative season.
Of the four states
Continue Reading Raw milk legalization does not appear to be catching on at the statehouses
What if California laid down some new deadlines for taking food safety measures the rest of the country has pretty much been ignoring? Would others begin to impose the same restrictions?
That’s a question raised
Continue Reading Bill to ban toxics in California looking to gain some traction
In Arkansas, Gov. Sarah Sanders has signed the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, removing the requirement that a parent or guardian consent to a child starting a job or getting an employment certificate.
In Iowa
Continue Reading Red tape in child labor laws is being removed in several ‘Red’ states
In the 10 years that he worked for the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, Jeff Havens was recognized for his food safety expertise and was elected president of the Montana Environmental Health Association.
Continue Reading Veteran food safety official sues State of Montana for political discrimination
The sale of unpasteurized milk got a boost from the North Dakota House of Representatives with the overwhelming approval of a bill that is now headed to the state’s Senate
House Bill 1515 would allow
Continue Reading North Dakota House sends raw milk bill to Senate; would OK on-farm sale
The Idaho Senate has approved a bill lifting restrictions on some provisions in the state’s raw milk law.
In a 34-0 vote — one member was absent — the Senate approved revisions that would make
Continue Reading Idaho bill to strike down some restrictions on unpasteurized milk gets Senate OK
An upcoming Feb. 17 vote by the Washington State House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will tell whether a bill to remove regulations from raw milk sold directly from the place of production is a
Continue Reading Washington State Bill to exempt consumer sales of raw milk up for committee vote
The first amendments in six years to Wyoming’s much-cited Food Freedom Act are now pending with the Legislature in Cheyenne.
Senate File (SF) No. 102 is sponsored by Senators Salazar, Barlow, Biteman, Boner, Driskill, Hutchings
Continue Reading Wyoming bill would add ‘designated agent’ role to Food Freedom Act
— OPINION —
By Jane M. Caldwell
Portions of this article were originally published in Food Technology magazine.
This session the Missouri General Assembly will consider whether the sale of raw milk should be legal
Continue Reading Raw milk is dangerous; opposition to Missouri bills is necessary for safety
Wisconsin is “America’s Dairyland” — the slogan has been on Wisconsin license plates for more than 75 years. The state tops the U.S. dairy industry worth $40.5 billion with its 9.3 million milk-producing cows.
The
Continue Reading Wisconsin Farm Bureau changes sides on raw milk