Subject Line is False ... (WAS: Article: Judge upholds pasteurization of organic almonds)

March 11, 2009

Hi everyone,

Sometimes it helps to read a bit further. This ruling has nothing at all to

do with the almond pasteurization standard. It has only to do with certain

procedural matters arising from poor legal counsel hired by the plaintiffs.

In other words, this is a technical legal (procedural) ruling, not a ruling

on the law itself.

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The ruling by U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvell did not directly

address the merits of the almond pasteurization standards. Instead, Huvell

dismissed largely on technical grounds the complaint filed by San Joaquin

Valley farmers.

Huvell determined the farmers had failed to exhaust potential administrative

remedies. Moreover, the judge said farmers might not have legal recourse

even if they could prove the safety rules would cause economic injury.

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Best to all,

Elchanan

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Jeff Rogers

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:28 PM

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Article: Judge upholds pasteurization of organic

almonds

Here's a follow-up to the almond pasteurization issue. Just a reminder, we

can still purchase unpasteurized almonds directly from the farmers, as well

from Spain (or other almond-producing nations).

[sacramento, CA]

Judge upholds pasteurization of organic almonds

By Michael Doyle, mdoyle Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2009

WASHINGTON - A federal judge Monday upheld requirements that raw California

almonds be treated to protect consumers from salmonella poisoning.

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