FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A local dairyman is sick and tired of waiting for the Food and Drug Administration to respond to his request.
Mark McAfee, founder of Organic Pastures joined forces with the Farm Consumer Legal Defense Fund to file a petition for writ of mandamus.
The mandamus is a court order which forces the FDA to respond to McAfee's initial petition to move his raw milk across state lines.
Back in 2008, McAfee asked the FDA to change it's policy regarding interstate sales. Court documents allege the FDA did not respond within 180 days which is required by law. Organic Pastures sells raw milk and raw milk products.
According to it's website, the FDA says raw milk isn't safe and can carry disease causing pathogens that can lead to illness. It also says health benefits have not been substantiated.
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