Breaking News on Raw Milk Grand Jury Probe!

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Breaking News on Raw Milk Grand Jury Probe!

April 3, 2008

_http://www.ftcldf.org/aa-3apr2008.htm_

(http://www.ftcldf.org/aa-3apr2008.htm)

Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas and Testimony dated April 3rd have been

cancelled for OPDC and its Employees!

 

The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund has received word from the U.S.

Attorney's office in Fresno, California that the grand jury testimony of two

Organic Pastures Dairy Company LLC employees has been cancelled for today. The

Legal Defense Fund's legal team had previously contacted the prosecutor's

office and expressed a willingness to share documents and proffer other

evidence

so that the prosecution could make an informed decision about whether it was

appropriate to proceed to grand jury at this time. The cancellation of the

grand jury testimony today was apparently in response to the Fund's actions.

At this time, therefore, the grand jury proceedings have apparently been

temporarily suspended.

 

Since OPDC’s raw milk and raw colostrum meet and exceed FDA regulations,

Mark McAfee, founder of OPDC was shocked by the lack of preparation that the

prosecutors performed prior to issuing subpoenas and harassing a perfectly

legal company. “This is FDA raw milk harassment pure and simpleâ€, said

McAfee.

" We will now refocus on meeting and exceeding the needs of customers without

this added burden. This FDA and Federal Grand Jury issue has been a

distraction and a total waste of time. What the FDA fails to appreciate is that

this

government harassment tactic always back fires and stimulates our sales by

further upsetting our consumers. “ Fund attorney Gary Cox stated " a proffer

of evidence gives the prosecutor the opportunity to compare what we tell him

with what his investigators tell him, and it may clear up any

misunderstandings the Assistant U.S. Attorney may have on whether probable

cause exists that

a crime has been committed. We hope he takes us up on our offer. "

 

This is another Legal Defense Fund win for Claravale Dairy, OPDC and every

Raw Milk Consumer in the USA. Stay tuned as this situation develops.