Publisher’s Platform: My Full Employment Act
In between traveling to give speeches on food safety, I had the chance to follow the unfolding story of the Estrella Family Cheese Makers and their struggle with Listeria and the FDA. I posted on my...
View Article‘Food Freedom’ Dies, Raw Milk Up Next in Wyoming
After turning down a so-called “Food Freedom” bill, a Wyoming state legislative committee is scheduled to consider a proposal today that would legalize the sale of raw milk through “herd-share...
View ArticleWyoming Kills Attempt to Open Raw Milk Loophole
Raw milk advocates were dealt a setback last week when the Wyoming House Agriculture Committee defeated a bill that would have made cow share schemes legal. The vote was 6-3 against the bill, which...
View ArticleOregon Friends of Family Farmers Want Exemptions
The 76th Session of the Oregon Legislature will get underway Tuesday in Salem. It will wait only until the next day to take up a sweeping new farm law that includes making it easier–some say much...
View ArticleCampylobacter Illnesses Spike in Wyoming, Arizona
Health authorities in Wyoming and Yuma County, AZ are reporting sharp increases in the number of Campylobacter infections and, in the case of Yuma County, possibly related increases of Guillain-Barré...
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Wyoming Campylobacter Outbreak Wanes
Wyoming’s troubling Campylobacter uptick appears to be edging off a bit and is not in any way connected to the other larger campy hotspot on the U.S.-Mexico border at Yuma County, AZ. As of July 22,...
View ArticleContaminated Cantaloupe Likely Cause Of Wyoming Death
In the one week since the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last reported on the multistate outbreak of listeriosis-linked “Rocky Ford” cantaloupes from Colorado’s Jensen Farms,...
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Wyoming To Loosen Raw Milk Rules, Just A Bit
Proposed changes to the Wyoming Food Safety Rules put the Cowboy State no closer to allowing commercial sales of raw milk, leaving advocates for retail sales disappointed. Wyoming is one of 20 states...
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Cow Share Agreements Will Start Raw Milk Flow in Wyoming
Regulations that will likely result in more people getting sick are the regulations most people want, says Dean Finkenbinder, consumer health services manager for Wyoming’s Agriculture Department. He...
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There is More for Food Voters to Chew Over Than Just Proposition 37
Voters in 38 states Tuesday will decide upon 174 statewide ballot measures, and perhaps luckily, none are specifically about food safety. But like California’s highly touted Proposition 37 to require...
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WY Restaurant Outbreak Likely from Norovirus
At least 167 residents around Casper, Wyo. have reported suffering from gastrointestinal illnesses in the past week, according to the Casper-Natrona County Health Department. The evidence points to a...
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Wyoming Norovirus Spread Mostly in Golden Corral
The norovirus outbreak that spread like wildfire through Casper, Wyoming last December sickening several hundred people was a restaurant-associated event, meaning the illnesses were not acquired in the...
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Golden Corral Outbreak
A class action lawsuit was filed last Friday against the Golden Corral restaurant, charging the buffet-style restaurant was negligent in last December ‘s norovirus outbreak in Casper, WY. Jason Ochs of...
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Wyoming House Passes “Ag-Gag” for Farm & Ranch Protection
Just before she had to go Laramie for the Wyoming Legislature’s two month session, libertarian Republican Sue Wallis had to bury her husband of 19 years, cowboy poet Rod McQueary. But the Recluse...
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Indiana Joins Wyoming in Moving ‘Ag-Gag’ Closer to Law
A second state legislative body has passed more legal protection for those who wish to practice animal agriculture in relative secrecy. In a 30-to-20 vote, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill...
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Wyoming Lawmaker Sue Wallis, Raw Milk and Horse Slaughter Advocate, Found...
Wyoming State Rep. Sue Wallis (R-Recluse) was found dead early Tuesday at a Gillette hotel. She was 56. An autopsy is planned, according to Campbell County Coroner Tom Eekhoff. Governor Matt Mead...
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Wyoming House Ready for Final Vote on ‘Food Freedom’ Bill
A Wyoming “Food Freedom” bill is about to come to a final vote in the House of Representatives in Cheyenne. It has already survived a first floor vote, having gained approval Friday from the House...
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Tour of State Legislatures Finds Spotty Interest in Food Safety Issues
Since 2010, there have been waves of bills involving food and food safety washing through state capitals on subjects such as cottage foods, agricultural security, raw milk, and labeling food products...
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Missouri Bill Seeks End to State and Local Regulation of Direct Farm Sales
A Missouri state legislator wants to give people the right to sell farm-produced products directly to the consumer without any interference from state or local regulatory agencies. House Bill 866 is...
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Letter From the Editor: No ‘Ag-Gag’ in Wyoming
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” — Abraham Maslow, American psychologist, 1962 The woman who taught this ink-stained...
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