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Regulatory Obstacles for Raw Milk & Local Meat

ByPete Kennedy, Esq.
Two Cattle Eating Grass on Field

Efforts to Overcome Them

Slides and transcript from Pete Kennedy’s presentations at the Food Symposium, September 6-7, 2024, followed by recommended reading and resources.

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Recommended Reading

A. RAW MILK

  1. Food Series: Raw Milk Nation [Kennedy, Pete. (2022, Nov 22)]

https://home.solari.com/solari-food-series-raw-milk-nation/

  1. FDA – Interstate Raw Milk Ban [Kennedy, Pete. (2010, May 10)]

https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/blog/2010/05/06/litigation-fda-status/

B. LOCAL MEAT

  1. The Wholesome Meat Act of 1967: Disaster for Small Slaughterhouses from the Start [Kennedy, Pete. (2015, Sep 10)]

https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/blog/2015/09/10/the-wholesome-meat-act-of-1967-disaster-for-small-slaughterhouses-from-the-start/

  1. Support the PRIME Act (H.R. 3187) – Processing Revival and Interstate Meat Exemption Act [Kennedy, Pete. (2016, Feb 26)]

https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Prime-Act-FTCLDF-white-paper.pdf

  1. The Time for PRIME Is Now! [Kennedy, Pete. (2023, Sep. 15)]

https://www.foodfreedomfoundation.org/blog/the-time-for-prime-is-now

  1. Where’s the Local Beef? Rebuilding Small-Scale Meat Processing Infrastructure [Food & Water Watch. (2009, June)]

https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FWW-WheresTheLocalBeef-2009.pdf

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Pete is an attorney in Sarasota, Florida, who works on state legislation and policy regarding raw milk, cottage foods, food sovereignty, and on-farm/custom slaughter of meat and poultry–consulting on efforts to change state administrative regulations and policies.

He has worked on successful state legislation in all these areas. He has also worked on numerous matters for farmers at the administrative level involving FDA and USDA, state health and agriculture departments, and local health departments to protect farmers threatened by enforcement actions such as handling food seizures, embargo and recall cases, right-to-farm and zoning issues as well as problems with local ordinances.

Pete was a founding board member of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) and served as vice president and then president for many years while also providing member services. He currently consults on policy and legal matters for the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) and serves on the board of directors. Pete hosts the Solari Report Food Series audiocasts and is the executive director for the Food Freedom Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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