Food Nazis At Work: FDA & USDA Strip Your Freedom of Choice

I'm absolutely furious after reading not one but TWO separate accounts of the government's Food Gustapo infringing on American's personal liberties.

The first such example happened earlier this week when the FDA finally shut down that terrorist organization based right here in the US of A, located right in Lancaster, PA...just miles from where yours truly was raised. Yes, the government finally closed the doors on Amish farmer, Daniel Allgyer's dairy farm, where he had been selling fresh, unpasteurized milk for years. Yes, this "dirty bomb" of dairy had been a thorn in the government's side and the untold millions spent over two years to deny his loyal and growing ranks of customers the fresh milk they preferred finally came to fruition.

Proponents of fresh or "raw" milk cite that the milk provides improved nutrients for the immune system, stronger bones and teeth, etc, and feel that pasteurized milk removes some of the health benefits. While the pasteurization process removes the risk of infection, the debate rages on as to whether it also removes these other benefits along with it. Long story short, the government should not be able to prohibit the sale of raw milk to those who prefer it because they feel that their version is "safer," when grown adults who know the risks and (presumably) rewards have made their own decision. Especially in a time when globally, humanity is in danger of running out of effective antibiotics, the choice to provide ones children with milk from cows that haven't been treated with hormones or antibiotics, with milk that is unpasteurized could be a boon and in truth, the potential infections could work to support the immune system's effectiveness.

The second ridiculous example of the government's insane overreach into our personal liberties happened in North Carolina where a state worker mandated she be supplied chicken nuggets because her lunch "Didn't meet USDA standards." What were the contents of that lunch?
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