California dairy admits to shipping raw milk across state lines

摘要

A dairy based in Kerman, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to shipping across state lines raw milk labeled for pet use that instead was consumed as human food. FDA's criminal action against Organic Pastures on grounds of misbranding came a month after the agency had sought a civil court injunction to stop the dairy from shipping its raw-milk products across state lines, according to the Fresno Bee. In a plea agreement filed Dec. 22 in V.S. District Court in Fresno, the dairy agreed to: (1) stop shipping unpasteurized raw milk across state lines; (2) put a notice on its Web site within two weeks that it no longer will sell raw-milk products outside California; (3) notify, in writing, any out-of-state customers from the past year that the dairy no longer will offer raw milk or raw-milk products; and (4) allow FDA inspectors to visit the dairy without prior notice.