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Subject: Support Morningland Dairy - Help stop the destruction of raw

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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:44:03 -0500

ACTION ALERT

SUPPORT MORNINGLAND DAIRY!

HELP STOP DESTRUCTION OF RAW CHEESE INVENTORY

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has agreed to represent Joe and

Dixon, owners of the Morningland Dairy of the Ozarks, LLC, in

their struggles with the State of Missouri Milk Board. The Milk

Board has threatened to seek a Court Order ordering the destruction of

the Dixons entire supply of cheese, cut and whole, which was produced

from February to August, 2010.

The case against the Dixons stems from the FDAs and State of Californias

raid on Rawsome Foods in California. At that time, a California

representative obtained a piece of cheese sold to Rawsome by the Dixons

and had it sampled. The result came back positive for Listeria yet

the validity of the sampling collection procedure and its handling is

questionable. California then contacted the Missouri Milk Board,

which then conducted an inspection of the Dixons facility.

The Milk Board has obtained some sample results that also allege the

presence of Listeria monocytogenes yet neither California nor the Milk

Board can identify the specific sub strain of Listeria monocytogenes that

was allegedly detected. Nor can California or the Milk Board

identify the number of Listeria monocytogenes organisms that were

allegedly present. Consequently, without any evidence that the Dixons

cheese can make anybody sick--indeed, there is no evidence that anyone

has become sick from consuming the Dixons cheese--the Milk Board wishes

to destroy the Dixons entire cheese inventoryvalue at one quarter million

dollars--based on these suspect sample results. Talk about guilt by

association! Such an action would destroy a wonderful family business and

farm.

The Legal Defense Fund is communicating with the Missouri Attorney

Generals office to discuss a possible resolution of this matter short of

destroying the Dixons entire inventory. If necessary, the Fund would

enter an appearance and secure expert testimony to defend the Dixons from

the Milk Boards unwarranted and irrational attempt to destroy what is

most likely healthy food.

ACTION TO TAKE

Supporters of the Dixons and of food rights everywhere should contact the

Governors office and the Missouri Milk Board expressing their outrage at

the prospect of destroying the Dixons cheese.

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY NIXON

P.O. Box 720

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Phone:

Email:

http://governor.mo.gov/contact/

STATE MILK BOARD

1616 Missouri Boulevard

PO Box 630

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Fax:

Email: Gene.Wiseman@...

Website:

http://mda.mo.gov/animals/milk/

If you live in Missouri, please contact your elected

representatives. To find your representative and senator, go

to

http://www.senate.mo.gov/llookup/leg_lookup.aspx

TALKING POINTS

--Morningland Dairy has provided nutritious cheese for over thirty years

with a superlative safety record.

--The state of Missouri has not proven that the cheese is

contaminated.

--The proposed destruction of cheese would put a viable family farm out

of business.

--The idea of destroying so much nutritious food when so many people are

malnourished is obscene

BACKGROUND

By Doreen Haines

Posted at:

http://hartkeisonline.com/2010/10/11/family-farm-ordered-to-destroy-50000-pounds-of-cheese/#more-7430

Morningland Dairy is the latest attempt by the FDA to fulfill the Healthy

People 2020 objective to kill raw dairy. Morningland is owned by ph

and Dixon, who operate the cheese plant and make raw cheese from

cows kept right on the property and managed by one of their eldest

daughters. They have 12 children, 4 who still live at home, and they have

been actively engaged in real food for decades. They were caught up

in the Rawesome Raid dragnet and many believe the questionable California

Department of Food and Agriculture tests on their cheese are the legal

justification for the multi-agency guns drawn raid at Rawesome.

In the thirty years of Morningland Dairy operations NO ONE has become ill

from consuming their products. Yet they have been ordered by the Missouri

Milk Board to destroy ALL of their cheese without actual tests being

performed on the cheese stock. This is nearly 50,000 pounds of cheese, or

approximately $250,000.

Since the Milk Board and the FDA showed up at Morningland on August 26th,

they have been embargoed from shipping or making any product. They dumped

their milk for nearly six weeks before being approved to send it into

homogenized, pasteurized distribution. All the while, they have had to

pay the bill to keep the dairy and cheese plant operable.

On September 24th, the Milk Board verbally ordered Morningland to destroy

their product. Morningland asked that this order be put in writing. One

week later the order was hand delivered to General Manager/owner, ph

Dixon. The order states that in three business days the Milk Board would

contact them with when and how the cheese was to be destroyed.

Morningland dared to publish a written objection to committing suicide, a

rebuttal and proposed remedy. They rebutted many of the stated facts in

the 10-page order, Destroy Orders: Morningland Dairy. The Morningland

Dairy then offered a reasonable, logical, scientifically sound remedy to

destruction on the afternoon of October 6th.

The next morning, they were served with a restraining order and

preliminary injunction by the Attorney Generals office of Missouri. They

were to be in court the very next day. In sum, they were ordered to

destroy their wealth on Friday, asked for logic and justice on Wednesday,

notified they were being sued on Thursday and ordered to be in court on

Friday.

At 4:50pm on Thursday, the Attorney Generals office called and canceled

court because one or two of their witnesses couldnt attend. Never mind

that a family-run dairy and cheese plant with nine families making a

living through it should have to mount a legal defense against

destruction in one day. Its another raid using Gestapo legal tactics that

fit the MO of the FDA and their minions.or sub agents, if you

prefer.

As many in the real food movement know, the FDA has a mission. They have

blatantly stated that you have no right to consume foods of your choice,

and the FDA Plant and Dairy head has a documented -like fear

of raw dairy. They are happy to use their resources to protect you from

consuming things that dont make any one ill. Theyve reduced science

to superstition. If they get more power through S.510, they will regulate

the family farm and real food to death and give you Cheez Whiz and

Twinkies as government approved food.

To fight for your right to choose what you want to eat, Morningland must

be able to go on the offense. They are willing to sacrifice everything

they have worked for to stand for your ability to eat real food.

Friends of Morningland have put up a website,

http://uncheese-party.webs.com/. They are asking supporters to

sponsor a cheese to help the family out financially. Your contribution

can help save this fine pasture-based farm and dairy.

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