In a letter delivered to each member of the Oregon Legislature Wednesday, the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association (ODFA) told why it opposes opening up the gates on unpasteurized milk in
An Australian court has fined a New South Wales man $53,000 for various food safety violations, including selling unpasteurized dairy products “deliberately mislabeled and camouflaged as cosmetic products” when
These questions and answers are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information website on unpasteurized milk.
What is raw milk?
Raw milk is milk from cows, goats, sheep,
Just a few hours before writing this week’s column, I thought I was going to refrain from expressing an opinion on anything and just stick to reporting on some
A farm near Spokane in Washington state is recalling its raw milk because it may be contaminated with toxin-producing E. coli.
The Country Market of Medical Lake said routine sampling
Dr. Paul Cieslak was probably the last guy a group of small farmers trying to win exemptions from state food safety rules wanted showing up at the Oregon House Agriculture
Toss a food-safety coin up in the air. Which side do you want to see facing up when it lands? Prevention? Or recalls and lawsuits?
That was the underlying question
Many parents are discovering that homemade baby foods can be a nutritious and often more economical alternative to baby foods available in stores. To ensure that the food is safe
Recent recalls of raw-milk cheese have drawn increased attention to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule that requires cheese made from unpasteurized milk to age for a
The 76th Session of the Oregon Legislature will get underway Tuesday in Salem. It will wait only until the next day to take up a sweeping new farm law that
“Back to nature”– that’s what many Americans are trying to do with the foods that they buy and eat. They are shopping at farmers’ markets, picking organic foods at