Vote YES on AB 2505 Home Dairy

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Support CA"Farm to Fridge" Raw Milk Bill AB 2505 - FAX Assembly Ag Committee

The California Home Dairy Farm Raw Milk Safety Act (AB 2505)---also known as the "Farm to Fridge" bill--- provides for small-scale raw milk producers (i.e., home dairy farms) to make on-farm sales direct to consumers. No license would be required but there would be basic safety/sanitation requirements to meet.

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I urge you to vote YES on AB 2505, the "Home Dairy Farm Raw Milk Safety Act", in support of the right of Californians to raise and consume food of their choice.

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BACKGROUND:
An estimated 1,000 home dairy farm families with a few cows or goats have no recourse under California law to offer their excess raw milk to anyone, even though it never touches retail markets or farmers markets. A market exists for raw milk as individuals throughout California choose to drink raw milk for taste, access, or health reasons, and prefer to purchase it fresh from a neighbor as they might do with eggs from family chickens or produce from family gardens rather than purchase them from a retail store.

Currently, a dairy farm has to obtain a permit, build special infrastructure such as milking rooms and pay for regular farm inspection fees, animal health inspection fees and grading of the milk and fat content measuring. These cost prohibitive requirements prevent families with a few cows from being able to share their milk legally. AB 2505 will provide California's family farms a legal method for putting their milk to use instead of throwing it away. The base standards created by the bill for on-farm direct sales only will support California's small family farms while still protecting public health.

Last Updated 4/8/14 - converted to fax petition

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