Pennsylvania State Rep. Natalie Mihalek has introduced House Bill 2116, to prohibit certain substances in food in the state.
Today, Rep. Mihalek, Rep. Melissa Shusterman, and Sen. Devlin Robinson are hosting a press conference on this legislation. Pennsylvania is the fourth state to consider such legislation after California, New York
Continue Reading Ban on some food additives finds opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature
Late Friday, a state judge gave Pennsylvania farmer Amos Miller an easy exit ramp to his dispute with the Agriculture Department.
Judge Thomas Sponaugle’s March 1 order says that all Miller must do to resolve his legal troubles is apply for a state raw milk permit and commit to the
Continue Reading Judge invites Amos Miller to become Pennsylvania’s 115th licensed raw milk dairy
A poll about local perceptions over the Jan. 4 search warrant of Amos Miller’s Pennsylvania farm found 85.3 percent think it was “government overreach.”
But Miller is likely feeling even more warm and fuzzy about $202,460 being raised from his friends and supporters since Jan. 4 toward a current goal
Continue Reading Amos Miller is seen as a victim of ‘government overreach’ but a top fundraiser
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to immediately discard all Conoco View Dairy raw milk sold or dropped off in certain counties because of reports of campylobacter infections.
The unpasteurized, raw milk was sold in Cumberland, Juniata, Perry, Snyder, and York Counties, and delivered direct to homes or
Continue Reading Outbreak of Campylobacter infections traced to raw milk spurs state warning
Amos Miller is to appear in a Pennsylvania state court on Feb. 29. Until then, Miller, his wife, and various businesses are prohibited from producing or selling raw milk and raw milk products because of their ”immediate and irreparable injury.”
The order by state Judge Thomas Sponaugie grants the request
Continue Reading Pennsylvania State Court puts Amos Miller on the docket for Feb. 29
Pennslvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, with the state Department of Agriculture, has now sued Amos and Rebecca Miller and their various farms and related businesses in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas to shut him down with a permanent state injunction.
Two recent E. coli illnesses reported by other
Continue Reading State AG brings civil action against Amos Miller
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns that consumers should discard “Hilltop Meadow Farm” brand ’60 Day Aged Pepper Jack Raw Milk Cheese’ with sell by dates of Sept. 21 or earlier. Testing of this cheese confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
The Pepper Jack Raw Milk Cheese from Hilltop
Continue Reading Warning issued for raw milk cheese because of positive test results for Listeria
The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that “On the Go” ice cream cups are behind foodborne illnesses.
The ice cream, made by Real Kosher Ice Cream of Brooklyn, NY, has been found to be contaminated with the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes as that found in samples from two
Continue Reading Federal and state officials confirm specific brand of ice cream matches outbreak patients
State officials in Pennsylvania are warning the public to discard raw goat milk from Dove Song Dairy because it has been implicated in an outbreak of Campylobacter infections.
The dairy is operated by the Schaeffer family and is in Berks County.
“Three persons who consumed this product and became ill
Continue Reading Pennsylvania officials warn public about raw goat milk linked to Campylobacter outbreak
As public health officials continue to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine on sandwiches from Wendy’s restaurants, there is an increasing gap between patient numbers being reported by state and federal sources.
State and federal officials all say that the outbreak and investigation are fast-moving, complicating the counting
Continue Reading State, county, and federal officials reporting different numbers in E. coli outbreak