Four years ago, undercover video recorded workers on forklifts forcing “downer” cows into slaughter at the Hallmark and Westland meat plant in Chino, CA, which at the time was a top supplier to the National
Cottage Food Bill Introduced in California
Last year, Mark Stambler, co-founder of the Los Angeles Bread Bakers (LABB) and an avid artisanal baker, ran into some trouble with the Los Angeles Department of Environmental Health for selling his homemade bread
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Bill Would Protect Livestock Farms From ‘Frivolous Suits’
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 is awaiting action in the
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With Dairy Law Enacted, Vermont Turns to GMO Labeling
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 state. That was about as
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Raw Milk Debates Underway in Several States
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 this country, as the states
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NH Food Freedom Bill Calls for Jailing Feds
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 against state employees, producers and even
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Jail Time Proposed for Helping Federal Food Safety Officials
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 Modernization Act on
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Sponsors of New Jersey Raw Milk Bill Start Over
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 commercial sale of raw milk
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Shark Fin Off the Menu: Other Food Safety Laws Take Effect
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 on State Legislatures (NCSL)
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Wisconsin Raw Milk Bill Hasn't Gone Anywhere
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 soon.
The bill is not yet
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