A bill to protect livestock farms from “frivolous lawsuits” is advancing in the Indiana General Assembly.
House Bill (HB) 1091 already passed the Indiana House on a 57-to-39 vote and
In updating its dairy law last session, the Vermont Legislature allowed personal consumption of unpasteurized (raw) milk purchased from another consumer to continue to be a legal transaction in the
The raw milk games are just getting underway in statehouses across America. Legislative sessions are annual opportunities to make changes in the crazy quilt that is raw milk regulation in
Last year’s “food sovereignty” movement has returned in 2012 with a decidedly mean edge.
New Hampshire is the second state where some lawmakers want to use their criminal code
A Utah Senate bill would make it a class A misdemeanor for any person — including state officials — to help enforce federal regulations like those in the new federal Food Safety
New Jersey teetered on the brink of allowing commercial raw milk sales last year, but it did not happen.
Assembly Bill 743, setting up a permit system and allowing the
Some state changes in food safety-related laws are taking effect this week, and more are likely in the near future.
State and territorial legislative bodies, according to the National Conference
The Wisconsin Senate committee sitting on a new raw milk bill since it was introduced last May 26 won’t be holding a public hearing on the measure any time
Despite ongoing battles over state laws governing raw milk, the number of states allowing on-farm or retail sales of raw milk for human consumption remains the same now as three
Diarrhea — let alone something called rat lungworm nematode — can ruin any vacation, so the last thing the tourist industry needs is an association with the risk of foodborne illness.
But
Identical bills have been drafted for state Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, and state Rep. Donald Pridemore, R-Hartford, which will, if adopted, make raw milk sales legal in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’
First, let me make it clear that I have no authority or expertise in the field of foodborne illnesses, however; I am a survivor of Salmonella poisoning and can speak