Posted on 07/28/2010 1:10:18 AM PDT by Chet 99
Investigators recently entered an organic grocery with a search warrant and ordered the hemp-clad workers to put down their buckets of mashed coconut cream and to step away from the nuts.
Then, guns drawn, four officers fanned out across Rawesome Foods in Venice. Skirting past the arugula and peering under crates of zucchini, they found the raid's target inside a walk-in refrigerator: unmarked jugs of raw milk.
"I still can't believe they took our yogurt," said Rawesome volunteer Sea J. Jones, a few days after the raid. "There's a medical marijuana shop a couple miles away, and they're raiding us because we're selling raw dairy products?"
Cartons of raw goat and cow milk and blocks of unpasteurized goat cheese were among the groceries seized in the June 30 raid by federal, state and local authorities — the latest salvo in the heated food fight over what people can put in their mouths.
Read the full story on raw food here.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
More likely, they raided because the store was owned by hippies.
Yes, yes, but were they wearing gas masks?
Hey, scumbag liberal Democrat morons - - meet scumbag big government thugs.
Where’s my popcorn?
Aggravated agriculture? Felonious farming?
Time for the nanny state to take a time out.
Exactly.
"It is for the children..." yeah... same excuse to justify any fascist/commie jackboot measure.
That's because reefer will make you stupid, whereas ecoli, botulism, and salmonella can make you dead.
I *love* that they sought comment from the Minnesota Ag rep. While the actual story was near Venice Beach. This kind of thing can’t be made up... Anyone with an interest in the subject might also consult: Alexander Cockburn, “A meat column for July fourth.” June 30, 2000
"Then, guns drawn, four officers fanned out across Rawesome Foods in Venice. Skirting past the arugula and peering under crates of zucchini, they found the raid's target inside a walk-in refrigerator: unmarked jugs of raw milk."
Key word is UNMARKED. Raw dairy is legal for sale in California, but regulations (including labeling) must be followed.
Please, Please Mr. Government, make sure I am ‘safe’. I am too stupid to take care of myself. Please tell me what to eat, how much salt to eat, how many calories, how much sugar.
Maybe you should ‘raid’ my home to make sure I am not eating anything illegal?
By the way, I smoked a cigarette today, and drank a small bottle of Vodka. Am I under arrest now?
That’s because reefer will make you stupid, whereas ecoli, botulism, and salmonella can make you dead.
And dead people don’t pay taxes
Heh-heh!
I shouldn't laugh though. I grew up on illegal raw milk, straight from Betsy the cow.
But they vote early and often.
Aahh ah ahahahaaa, aahh ah ahahahaaa
What will you do if we let you go home,
And the plastic’s all melted,
And so is the chrome?
WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE?
Aahh ah ahahahaaa, aahh ah ahahahaaa
What will you do when the label comes off,
And the plastic’s all melted,
And the chrome is too soft?
Aaahhh!
Think I’m very tired and I’m going to die
I think I’m going to die, I think I’m going to die
WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE?
Aahh ah ahahahaaa, aahh ah ahahahaaa
What will you do if the people you knew
Were the plastic that melted,
And the chromium too?
WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE?
Glad to see that those dangerous criminals were stopped. /s
But dead people don’t use Bummercare either
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