A RAW DEAL - A TALE OF TWO STATES - TWO FARMERS IN PA AND ONE IN CA
posted on tne WAPF chapter leader list today by Cathy Raymond

STRANGE! CA and PA flare up with raw milk outrages at the same time. This
happened once before. Coincidence?

In California - Mark McAfee's most recent hurdle, a raw cream recall.
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=9801

In Pennsylvania - "Maverick Milker" Mark Nolt (no raw milk permit) had his
third raid by PDA spearheaded by Bill Chirdon. $20,000 in product was
taken.

Also, in Pennsylvania. Trent Hendricks, a large and permitted raw milk
producer in PA was ordered to today to suspend sales. Yesterday, PDA
claimed
customer(s) got a GI illness from Campylobacter. PDA took a sample. Trent
sent a split sample to his own lab. PDA asked for voluntary suspension.
Trent declined. PDA came today with an order for suspension of sales. No
lab results have come back to verify the PDA claim, yet they have
released a
damning press release. Trent is a golden boy of raw milk in the state,
with
a "nearly perfect track record" and "overly compliant" (his words) and a
model for raw milk production in PA. PDA would send other farmers to learn
from Trent.

Here's the press release
<http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/prnewswire/press_releases/national/Pe
nnsylvania/2008/09/12/DC33041>
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/prnewswire/press_releases/national/Pen
nsylvania/2008/09/12/DC33041

Both Mark McAfee and Trent Hendricks are members of the Fund.

Please consider joining the FTCLDF and asking others to join or donate to
www.farmtoconsumer.org

Here's Bill Chirdon's contact information if you'd like to share your
thoughts with him. I'd love for his VM and inbox to be filled with our
comments on Monday morning.

Bill Chirdon

Director Food Safety and Laboratory Services

(717) 787 - 4315

wchirdon@...

Pass it on!

Cathy Raymond

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund/Foundation

8116 Arlington Blvd., #263

Falls Church, VA 22042

703-208-FARM (3276)

www.farmtoconsumer.org

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