Bill S. 510 re: 'food safety' - thought it was dead? Think again.

Shall we expand the reach of the FDA? Proposed bill S. 510 would provide an extra $1 billion. The FDA is working right now to end reputable food producers like the independent family farm where the free market works every day to provide the public with healthy choices.
The FDA would be expanded by nearly 4,000 new bureaucrats in the year 2010 so they can perform this 'operation'.
If you thought S. 510 was defeated, you should click here to read an informative article. Certain factions have too much at stake to leave it alone. You need to be informed of the tactics they are using. Your voice needs to be heard again; contact your senators today.

Raw Milk Conumers - Win a Battle Today and a War Tomorrow

Falls Church, Virginia (August 20, 2010) - In a complex federal district court ruling, Judge Mark W. Bennett refused to grant a motion by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the agency by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and eight other named plaintiffs. The lawsuit argues that federal regulations (21 CFR 1240.61 and 21 CFR 131.10) prohibiting raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce are unconstitutional as applied to FTCLDF’s members and the other plaintiffs named in the suit.

In his August 18 decision, Judge Bennett denied part of FDA’s motion to dismiss while reserving judgment on the remainder. As part of his ruling, the judge ordered proceedings in the case to be stayed sixty days to allow plaintiffs time to decide whether to file a ‘citizen petition’ with FDA. The petition would ask FDA to clarify its interpretation of the authorizing statutes and regulations giving the agency power to ban raw milk for human consumption in interstate commerce. If plaintiffs choose to file the citizen petition, the court would continue to delay the suit until the administrative proceedings were completed or until FDA failed to take action within the time the law requires. If plaintiffs declined to pursue the citizen petition, Judge Bennett indicated the court would reconsider FDA’s motion to dismiss.

In Judge Bennett’s view, the main question FDA needs to answer in the petition process is

whether § 1240.61 applies to and proscribes the conduct of (1) persons who travel from one state, where it is not legal to purchase raw milk, to another state, where it is legal to purchase raw milk, legally purchase raw milk, then return to the original state where they consume the raw milk themselves or give it to their friends or family members; or (2) a principal and agent who agree that the agent will obtain raw milk out-of-state, where it is legal to do so, and to deliver it to the principal in the principal’s home state, where sales of raw milk are not permitted; or (3) a producer of raw milk who sells raw milk in an intrastate transaction to persons that he knows are from out of state.

All of the individually named plaintiffs in the lawsuit fit into one of the three scenarios described above. Section 1240.61 provides in part,

No person shall cause to be delivered into interstate commerce or shall sell, or otherwise distribute, or hold for sale or other distribution after shipment in interstate commerce any milk or milk product in final package form for direct human consumption unless the product has been pasteurized….

Judge Bennett sees the citizen petition as a way to resolve the question of

whether the plaintiff’s conduct involves or affects “interstate commerce” sufficiently to fall within the proscriptions of § 1240.61, and, still more specifically, whether the plaintiffs’ conduct constitutes “delivery [of raw dairy products] into interstate commerce” or “distribution” of raw dairy products after shipment in interstate commerce.

Plaintiffs have survived the first round in the case. They have until October 18 to determine what their next course of action will be.

See the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund site for more data and to participate more directly.

healing on all levels eating raw

"I so hope some day soon all doctors, nurses, physiotherapists etc lose their fear and practice [eating] raw and recommend raw omnivorism, and everyone heals on all levels. I guess the world would be boring then, but I would really appreciate it."
Roslyn S.

P.S. "If you don't know where you are going, when you get there you will be lost." Yogi Berra said that . He was a great American baseball player and down-to-earth philosopher. I quote Yogi as a way to thank Roslyn for a great statement of where we are going.
Another P.S. Roslyn monitors a great online social group. If you are on the Primal Diet and wish to be admitted to this group, email me at rawfoodresults@gmail.com for an invitation. Or apply at http://www.PrimalDietFriends.com.
See this important link: Health or Disease by Aajonus Vonderplanitz (this link will only be active for the next three days).

Primal Diet - a 'thank you' note to Aajonus

"I've been on the wonderful Primal Diet 12 years. When I first found Aajonus, I had some numbing in my arms. He saw in my irises that I had the onset of MS! I strictly followed his diet recommendations. At a checkup 1 1/2 years later, no signs remained!

Also soon after beginning the Primal Diet, my peri-menopause reversed, and only came back 2 years ago, at age 54. A number of other nice youthing [anti-aging] things happened! And I have better color and more energy than many 20 year-olds I know. Whenever I've had a health issue, Aajonus's advice has always been right on and worked. Our doggie is also Primal Diet and the picture of health.

Recently I visited a 54 year old lady with MS in a nursing home. I was filled with compassion and gratitude that this could have been me. Thank you, Aajonus, for your work."

Love,
Bess

Aajonus on the air - a streaming radio interview

You can phone 408-648-4679 and hear the interview that Aajonus did with Tonio Epstein.

It's an hour long. What it will cost you is simply the cost of a phone call.

It's a great interview. Enjoy!

submitted by Martin L., San Jose, California - a Primal Diet enthusiast.