FDA Invades Non-Commercial Amish Farm in PA

In what used to be a free country, it seems the FDA even wants the Amish to stop drinking raw milk. In a total disregard for the process of due law, agents of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came onto the property of Amish farmer Dan Allgyer, without permission and past the "No Trespassing" sign, claiming to be conducting an investigation.

The agents did most of the talking. They claimed they had a right to be there because "you produce food for human consumption." Dan asked why they believed that and they said, "Well, you have cows. You cannot be consuming all the milk you produce." They further stated, "If you get a milk truck in to move all this milk [then] you sell milk to the public, therefore we have jurisdiction." To which Dan replied, "This is a private farm, I do not sell anything to the public."

This however, did not stop the agents from harassing the man and accuse him of formally interfering with an investigation after he asked the agents to leave his property. A neighbor who had been on the farm left only to be followed by the agents until the man called the police. At that time he showed both the police and the agents that his truck was empty.

Article originally published at:  http://elist.healthfreedomalliance.org/link.php?M=3525&N=584&L=486&F=H