Lol, a bunch of conspiracy and pro-organic sites have been going nuts about the Michigan Dept of Ag shutting down a group for illegally producing food outside of health guidelines. They are decrying the destruction of the organic food, claiming it was perfectly edible. Yet it was actually not meeting basic standards of safety, like making sure meat was kept cold, like making sure there were use by dates on the packaging, etc. These sorts of people must like their misinformation more than not dying of food poisoning. activistpost/2014/07/michigan-dept-of-agri-forces-farmer-to.html From the Facebook page: https://facebook/MIDeptofAgriculture/posts/10152238388288683?reply_comment_id=10152243735228683&total_comments=2 Michigan Department of Agriculture: As part of a routine investigation, MDARD was made aware of a food business operating without a license. A delivery truck used by My Family Co-op was inspected by three MDARD inspectors after MDARD learned that My Family Co-op was obtaining and selling food products produced in unlicensed establishments in violation of Michigan’s Food Law. Neither the My Family Co-op truck nor Jenny Samuelson, owner of My Family Co-op, has the required food license under state law. It’s important to note that herd-share members were able to obtain raw milk from the farm throughout this process. Regular licensing and inspection is critical to protecting public health and decreases the incidence of foodborne illness and death. Neither the My Family Co-op truck nor Jenny Samuelson, owner of My Family Co-op, has the required food license under state law. The butter, cream, buttermilk, raw milk, and cheese on the truck did not have labels stating when and where it was made or the use by date. The cheese did have a label, but it was labeled as being made by a company that went out of business two years ago. The eggs hadn’t been cleaned and still had dirt, etc. on them and were not graded as required by Michigan’s Food Law. With the exception of the meat products, the food products on the My Family Co-op delivery truck were obtained from unlicensed processors, not properly labeled, were stored at improper temperatures, were from an out of business processor, and were offered for sale in a manner that violated Michigan’s Food Law. As a result, MDARD did not permit those food products to be offered for human consumption to protect the health of the customers. MDARD negotiated an agreement with Ms. Samuelson’s attorney to lift the seizure of the My Family Co-op truck. A tentative agreement was negotiated on July 18, 2014. Despite MDARD’s multiple calls and attempts to contact Ms. Samuelson and her attorney, neither Ms. Samuelson nor her attorney finalized the agreement on July 18, 2014. Absent a finalized agreement, MDARD was unable to lift the seizure as planned on Saturday, July 19, 2014 and canceled its scheduled inspection. The agreement was finalized over the weekend of July 19 and 20. On Monday, July 21, 2014, in accordance with the negotiated agreement, MDARD oversaw the disposition of the seized food. Based on statements made by Ms. Samuelson and her attorney, My Family Co-op has resumed its deliveries of raw milk. Like · 26 July at 21:39
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:01:35 +0000
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