Posted on 04/22/2010 2:54:13 PM PDT by EllenMarie
Exactly. That's what regulatory agencies do. They love to send out what they call "regulatory letters."
I think it's not unusual to hear nothing from them again. But once a year they go up to Congress and brag how many they sent out, followed by a request for another billion of our tax dollars.
are Amish people allowed black powder firearms? IIRC the range on a Sharps 50-120 was pretty good.
YEs I know. Then when they shoot the dogs you have PETA on your side, CASE CLOSED!
I’d bet they haven’t thoroughly checked out what growth hormone does either.
LOL...it’s a farm in maryland. My mother lives there, according to her they’ve built working centers(not sure what they are called)for the illegals. So they have a place to go while they wait from someone to pick them up for work.
If you think it is bad now.
See: HR2749 FDA Food Takeover
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406579/posts
To look at the bill, click on the header with HR2749.
Look at how your congressmen in your state voted on this monstrosity.
It passed the House, but has not passed the Senate.
This is an awful power grab by the FDA.
Regulation of food is stated to be about public health, but it is really about CONTROL.
So don’t drink it. But allow others to make the choice for themselves.
I'd drink it straight from the cow, if she'd let me. ;-) Good stuff.
The milk processing monopolies don’t want any competition.
You cna’t get strep throat from raw milk. Unless some strep carrier spit in your glass when you weren’t looking.
My mother fed me unpasturized milk when I was a baby.
I’ve been drinking raw milk since I was 3 days old. The only thing I’ve ever gotten from it is strong bones.
‘I got really bad strep throat from it, which spread to my sister.”
Ok I wont ask how it spread to your sister. ;)
Its safer to pasteurize it, but the govt is treating it like its anthrax or something.
LOL I got into it with OSHA to the point of a shouting match over some forms we did not fill out and I work for another federal agency! He even threatened me which is not a good idea.
She probably would..most of the time. But, as old bossy is wont to do, every once in a while, she'd kick you in the head.
One kicked my grandmother in the arm and broke it. But as soon she got the cast on, grandma was back out there milking her. Probably gave her a few good whacks first though, just to remind Bossy who the real Boss was. :) .
Yes, there is a legitimate risk from this, and I think it gets heavy focus from regulators because milk is so often given to infants and toddlers, whose immune systems aren't well-eveloped yet, and who are thus more likely to suffer severe harm from a milk-borne infection.
I think it's reasonable for the federal government to prohibit interstate shipment of raw milk across because 1) the Constitution does give the federal government the right to regulate interstate commerce, 2) no state government has formally objected to this federal law (and in this particular case, it appears that the farmer is shipping into Maryland, creating a violation of Maryland law re raw milk, so the FDA is in effect helping uphold Maryland's sovereignty as well), and 3) this federal law does not prevent any person from legally obtaining raw milk if they want it. Dairy cows can live in any state and supply demand within that state, to the extent state law allows it (and especially with raw milk, it's a heck of a lot safer to purchase it locally, so as to minimize the additional bacterial growth that may occur during a more extended transit time, and more hand-offs from dairy to distributor, to subdistributor, to retailer, to consumer, each with a potential for partial loss of refrigeration.
I would have a much bigger problem with the federal government prohibiting interstate commerce in something that cannot reasonably and practically be produced in every state (e.g. something requiring a major investment in manufacturing technology, that can only be profitable if manufactured and sold in quantities larger than most states' separate markets for it). But as for raw milk, anyone who wants it and is having trouble getting it, should take up the matter with their state government.
Nope, the key here is the isolated low-tech farm and family. No power, no witnesses, no threat.
And probably what your dentist would call an excellent extrusion.
Easy on the inuendo there man!
Most likely a moose bit his sister.
When I was 17, I seriously broke by leg and my doctor said he’d never seen bones heal that quickly.
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