Cheesemakers Under Attack – Action Alert

By Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund

SUPPORT MORNINGLAND DAIRY & ESTRELLA FAMILY CREAMERY!

HELP STOP DESTRUCTION OF RAW CHEESE INVENTORIES

Farmstead cheese operations–Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri and Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Washington–face upcoming legal battles which could result in court orders for each dairy to destroy its entire cheese inventory for allegedly being adulterated. The FDA is now taking aim at raw cheese producers and has created a climate of fear among those who make farmstead cheese for a living. The agency’s long term goal is to eliminate access to raw dairy products. Read “FDA’s Ace in the Hole.”

FDA shuts down Estrella Family Creamery despite clean tests

By Seattle Local Food

Fans of the Estrella Family Creamery got a shock at the U-District farmers market this morning, but likely not as big a shock as the kids of this Montesano family got when the FDA showed up to shut the creamery down.

The claim: Risk of exposure to Listeria.  However, Estrella’s current inspection records (available today at the market) show that all cheeses have tested negative.