State law allows farmers to only sell raw milk at their farms. State officials say Alvin Schlangen sold raw milk at a warehouse in Minneapolis. He's also faces charges for selling unlabeled or misbranded products.
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A Stearns County farmer charged with three misdemeanors for distributing unpasteurized milk was found not guilty by a Hennepin County jury Thursday.
A trial begins Monday for Freeport farmer Alvin Schlangen, who is accused of violating Minnesota's food safety code by distributing raw milk. Activists who argue that drinking unpasteurized milk should be a food choice available to all plan to demonstrate in support of Schlangen. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Department says ensuring food safety is a key part of its mission.
The jury resumes deliberations Thursday in the case of a Minnesota man accused of violating the state's raw milk laws. Alvin Schlangen, an organic egg producer in central Minnesota, is charged with three misdemeanor counts including distributing unpasteurized milk. He was just the middle man in a voluntary arrangement of people sharing food, his lawyer argued Wednesday.
The plan developed by Rep. Collin Peterson would replace dairy programs with new ones aimed at better protecting farmers by limited milk production when the difference between milk prices and the cost of producing it fell to a certain level.
