As of January 10, 2008, our access to raw milk is still unprotected.
AB1735 has not yet been repealed or overturned and no State authority
has agreed to put in writing that they will not take raw milk off CA
shelves. In fact, the State is now testing with the new standards set
by AB1735 and plans to enforce them beginning immediately. So, even
though State officials promised raw-milk producers that raw milk will
not be banned as a result of the new standards, officials refuse to
put it in writing.
The law firm of Gross Belsky in San Francisco will be filing our
consumer's lawsuit in the next few day but we need to select
several key plaintiffs as examples for all 900 plaintiffs who have joined.
Our consumer's suit is different than the one being filed through the
WAP associated Farm to Consumer Legal Defense on behalf of
California raw dairy producers. Both producers are in communication
with us about our suit and the legal teams are also in communication.
We all agree that having several suits filed strengthens our chances
of protecting our right to food choices in California and elsewhere.
We would like the following specific types of California-resident
plaintiffs:
1. a person who wants to drink raw milk for personal reasons (such
as bodily integrity, believing foods should be in their natural state, etc.)
2. a person whose doctor has told him or her not to drink
pasteurized milk, but only raw milk.
3. a person who drinks raw milk for medical reasons, but has not
been directed by a doctor to drink raw milk.
4. a person whose religion has dietary principles, and one of those
principles is to drink raw milk such as those outlined in the Essene
Gospel of Peace.
We are ready to file but need those specific plaintiffs to represent
all other plaintiffs who have joined the lawsuit. If you would like to
be one of those specific plaintiffs, please contact me immediately so
that we can file our lawsuit immediately.
Please continue to fund our lawsuit with donations. Please tell your
friends and email lists about our plight to choose our food at
www.saverawmilk.org.
We are certain that what happens to raw milk in California will impact
the rest of the country and perhaps the world. So, even if you don't
live in California, please keep informed, spread the word and support
us in any way that you can.
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