Re: Legalize raw milk sales on a federal level - We the People petition

[Guest guest]

I got the same response from the white house. When people vote for Obama this

is what they get, regulations imposed on all for the good of " the collective. "

There is one presidential candidate that supports raw milk and freedom to sell

and consume what you want, and that is Ron .

[Guest guest]

Brainstorming...

Ok, the FDA makes food safety policy " based on science " . That's the

sticking point. So that means there won't be much progress made by bringing

up other points. However, there are people in this TFMN group who are aware

of scientific evidence in favor of raw milk, right? Clearly the FDA either

is not aware of that evidence or has its own motives for dismissing it.

So, how can we bring more attention to and awareness of

the scientific evidence and other concrete data in favor of raw milk? I

assume there must already be some informative websites about raw milk - but

is the scientific evidence organized in a systematic way anywhere? Is there

a site pulls together both scientific studies and also catalogs the actual

(mistaken) cases of illnesses blamed on raw milk?

If not, could we pool our collective knowledge and put something together?

I would be happy to be part of a team to do that... I don't have direct

knowledge of the research and the public health cases, but I am great at

organizing info and pretty good at setting up a website, so I would be

happy to collaborate with someone.

E.

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 8:45 PM, DianeW <diane.witte@...> wrote:

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> Food Safety and Raw Milk

> By Doug McKalip, Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Affairs in the White

> House Domestic Policy Council

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> associated with raw milk

> are well documented. " BLAH BLAH BLAH!

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> I knew it. Can't anyone get through their thick skulls?? Don't they get

> it that we don't need them to " protect " us?? That we can make our own

> informed decisions? Sheeesh!

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