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  • From: Debbie McDonald <lbirke1@yahoo.com>
  • To: Debbie McDonald <lbirke1@yahoo.com>
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Great News MAINE TOWN DECLARES FOOD SOVEREIGNTY (regardless of State regulations)
  • Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:23:50 -0700 (PDT)



http://www.foodrenegade.com/maine-town-declares-food-sovereignty/



IN THE NEWS:


"Sedgwick, Maine has done what no other town in the United

States has done. The town unanimously passed an ordinance giving

its citizens the right "to produce, process, sell, purchase, and

consume local foods of their choosing." This includes raw milk,

locally slaughtered meats, and just about anything else you can

imagine. It's also a decided bucking of state and federal laws."

What does this mean? In the debate over raw milk, for example,

the law allows consumers and producers to enter into a purchasing

agreement without interference from state or federal health

regulators, regardless of current regulation that requires milk

to be pasteurized to kill pathogens such as salmonella and E.

coli. And, it relies on the consumer to educate themselves on

the risk of consuming local products of their choice.

For those of you who like to follow the latest food movements,

"What's better regulation or raw?", it is something to think

about and it will be interesting to see how many other towns will

follow this movement and if they can truly supersede federal and

state governments on food safety.


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