By Derry Brownfield
NewsWithViews.com
July 22, 2010

We’ve all heard the comment: “I’m from the Government and I’m here to help you.” I can think of very few instances where the government actually helped me. In fact, most of their help has turned into government interference that only hinders an individual from using common sense. There is no doubt we all want clean air, clean water and nutritious food; but when government becomes involved we seem to get the exact opposite. The FDA wants to control everything we eat and has produced a “legal brief” stating that we have no right to consume or to feed our children any particular food. The brief reads: “There is no deeply rooted historical tradition of unfettered access to food of all kinds. To the contrary, society’s long history of food regulation stretches back to the dietary laws of biblical times. Modern food safety regulation in the United States has its roots in the early food laws of the American colonies.” The FDA then sites a Virginia law passed in 1873, saying farmers are not allowed to skim the cream off milk before selling it.

The FDA is being sued for not allowing “raw milk” (unpasteurized) to be sold in interstate commerce. This article is not to debate the nutritious value of “raw milk,” but to point out how government will go to great lengths to control our food supply and turn all aspects over to the large, multinational corporations, who have the financial power to rule Congress.

I consider John Munsell a friend. He was a guest on my radio program in 2003, and I finally met him in person last January while attending the R-Calf Annual Convention in Rapid City, South Dakota. John ran a small meat processing plant in Montana where he had his problems with government authorities in 2003, when he realized he was purchasing contaminated meat from ConAgra. As soon as John realized the meat he had purchased was contaminated with E. coli, he called the USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS). Instead of tracing the meat back to the seller, the inspectors found John guilty of having contaminated meat in his possession and took action against him.

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