Day: September 22, 2010

Companies, Consumer Advocates Join to Press for Food-Safety Bill

WASHINGTON—An unlikely coalition of corporate and consumer groups descended on the Senate Monday in a last pre-election push for passage of long-pending legislation on food safety. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said last week he planned to shelve the bill in light of the limited time before Congress breaks for midterm elections and amid objections by a senior Republican. The coalition lobbying Monday included the Food Marketing Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Snack Food Association and consumer advocates such as the Consumers Union and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Read

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September 22, 2010 No Comments

Fans of raw milk not cowed by safety warnings

A small but growing number of Tennesseans are drinking raw milk, straight from the cow and unpasteurized. Some say it’s the elixir of good health. Health officials say it’s hazardous. And raw dairy farmers? They’re just trying to make a living. The sale of raw milk for human consumption is illegal in Tennessee. But a loophole in Tennessee agriculture law, passed in May 2009, has opened the door for farmers to distribute raw milk locally through what they call cow-share or cow-boarding programs. “The only legal way a person can acquire raw milk for human consumption is

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September 22, 2010 No Comments