Saying he was going to cut Michael Hartmann some slack, a judge declined to hold the Minnesota dairy farmer in contempt of court for eating food the state of Minnesota had impounded.
At a hearing
Raw Milk Farmer's Contempt Hearing Reset
A court hearing to determine whether Minnesota dairy farmer Michael Hartmann is in contempt of court has been postponed until March 10.
The contempt request is the latest in a conflict between Hartmann Dairy Farm
Epilogue to the Hartmann Dairy Debacle
The judge’s full opinion in Commisioner of Minnesota Dept. of Ag v. Mike Hartmann et al. is the kind of read that makes you wish the feds and state governments took more seriously the notion
Raw Milk Dairy Responsible for E. Coli Outbreak
A state court has ruled that raw milk from the Hartmann Dairy Farm was responsible for an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in Minnesota last spring that sickened at least eight people, including a 2-year-old
Minnesota Links More Illnesses to Raw Milk
Minnesota state health officials said Thursday that seven more illnesses have been linked to raw dairy products from the Hartmann dairy farm.
Hartmann’s farm was implicated as the source of an outbreak of E. coli
Some Advice to Companies in Crisis
Sangar Fresh Cut Produce is in the midst of a public relations nightmare, now that everybody who pays attention to food safety events knows that it is at the center of a Listeria outbreak that
Minn. Evidence Links E. coli to Raw Milk Dairy
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The image (right, click to enlarge) identifies a strain of E. coli found in a recent cluster of illnesses that state officials say is linked to raw milk from a farm in south
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More Evidence Links E. coli to MN Dairy Farm
Minnesota state officials say they’ve made good progress in finding the source of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 5 people, four of whom drank raw milk from a dairy
Minnesota Raw Milk Dairy Rankles at State Actions
As Minnesota state officials continue their investigation of a cluster of 4 E. coli O157:H7 illnesses–three of which have been linked to raw milk from an organic farm near Gibbon, Minn.–the farm’s attorney has released
E. coli Traced to Raw Milk from Minnesota Dairy
On Wednesday, Minnesota state health officials announced that they have linked three cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness associated with raw milk from a dairy farm located in Gibbon, MN. The Minnesota Department of Health