Raw Milk Symposium Will Explore Safety Issues

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Dairy, Events, Milk

Screen Shot 2014-10-23 at 9.57.14 AMThe Raw Milk Symposium will feature raw milk experts and activists, including Mark McAfee, owner of the largest raw milk dairy in California and chairman of the Raw Milk Institute, Pete Kennedy, president of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, and Sally Fallon Morell, founder of A Campaign for Real Milk. The session will be held Monday, November 10, 2014 from 9:15 to 4:00 PM, EST. Live stream of Symposium will be free for the public and government officials.

The event will include:
– Raw Milk Legal Updates for Canada and the U.S., Karen Selick, LL.B and Pete Kennedy, Esq.
– Producing Safe Raw Cheese, Sally Fallon Morell – Cheese is a processed product, and whether raw or pasteurized, it needs to be produced under strict sanitary conditions. Sally Fallon Morell will share her experience as a cheese maker on sanitation, plant maintenance and record keeping, and will provide tips on how to pass your FDA inspection.
– RAWMI Progress and Lessons from the Listed, Mark McAfee – RAWMI food safety success; creating a bright and safe future for raw milk.
– A New California Raw Milk Dairy, Cynthia Daley, PhD – This session will focus on the steps required to pass through the grade A permit and licensing process, including all state and county agencies that are involved and their associated costs. We will also cover the details of the on-farm Risk Analysis & Management plan to meet & exceed the needs of state standards as we work toward safe production methods for raw milk.

The Raw Milk Symposium is being held immediately following FOCUS ON FOOD, the Fifteenth International Conference of the Weston A. Price Foundation, which is Friday, November 7 – Sunday, November 9 in Indianapolis.