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How Out Of Control Is US Government? You’re Not Going To Believe This A raw milk lawsuit was brought against the FDA. “The FDA's response will shock you — Plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to obtain any food they wish — there is no deeply rooted historical tradition of unfettered access to foods of all kinds.” “Back in 2010, the farm to consumer legal defense fund, a group dedicated to protecting consumer access to raw milk, sued the FDA, alleging that their laws surrounding raw milk violated the US constitution. The suit was ultimately dismissed, but the FDA's response will shock you. They wrote, there is no deeply rooted historical tradition of unfettered access to foods of all kinds. Plaintiff's assertion of a fundamental right to their own bodily and physical health, which includes what foods they do and do not choose to consume for themselves and their families, is similarly unavailing because plaintiffs do not have a fundamental right to obtain any food they wish. The FDA believes that you do not have the right to choose what you eat or drink. You should only be allowed to consume what the FDA gives you permission to consume. One thing is for certain. The US government does not want you selling raw, unpasteurized milk. But why? So why is raw milk illegal in the first place? The numbers for other foods nationwide are pretty comparable. Fruit salad caused 1,323 illnesses, 29 hospitalizations, 1,345 illnesses, 100 and 4 1,345 illnesses, 104 hospitalizations, and 19 deaths. And pizza caused 1,614 illnesses, 3 deaths. The FDA is almost entirely controlled by the pharmaceutical industry. As a federal agency, you'd think that the FDA is paid by taxpayers. But wouldn't you know the pharmaceutical industry finances 75% of the agency's drug division? Now every 5 years, top officials at the FDA go behind closed doors to negotiate its budget, but they're not at the table with US lawmakers. Instead, they're negotiating with representatives from major pharmaceutical industries whose products are regulated by the FDA.”