Raw Foods Raid - The Fight For the Right To Eat What You Want

This summer armed government agents raided Rawesome Foods, a Venice, California health food co-op. What were the agents after? Unpasteurized milk, it turns out.

Raw milk raids are happening all over the United States. The Food and Drug Administration warns that raw milk consumption can cause health problems, but a growing community of raw foods enthusiasts are ignoring government recommendations and claiming that they are getting tastier, more nutritious food by going raw.

Reason.tv visited Rawesome to examine the circumstances of the raid and discovered that this particular raw foods case stretches across county lines and involves at least five separate government agencies, despite the fact that not a single member of Rawesome has complained or been harmed by the raw foods. In fact, members have to sign a contract stating that they understand and accept the risks of consuming raw foods before they are allowed to step inside.

If members of a private club sign a waiver stating that they want to drink a certain type of milk, why is the government getting involved? As Jarel Winterhawk, a manager at Rawesome, puts it, "This is America. How are you going to tell me what I can and cannot eat?"

Though no charges have yet resulted from the raid, Rawesome is threated with shutdown due to the involvement of yet another government agency, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and the club's raw goat milk supplier, Healthy Family Farms, has had its dairy license suspended.

"Raw Foods Raid" is written and produced by Zach Weissmueller. Camera by Alex Manning and Weissmueller. Senior Producer is Ted Balaker. Music by Jami Sieber, Five Star Fall, and Kammen and Swan (Magnatune Records).

Approximately 7 minutes.

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[commonsense2008]

Part of 'population control' and globalism. This is why they passed laws like the patriot act, S510, and recently (yes only 30 days ago) NDAA, and PIPA. Ultimately, they want everybody to eat frankenstein food, genetically modified tasteless crap.

[ronpaulusa2012]

Wait, we CANNOT eat pure, raw, wholesome milk.... but we CAN eat foods loaded with thousands of dangerous, cancer causing chemicals? We CAN but cigarettes, alcohol, and prescription drugs??? Where is the outrage people!! facebook .com/RonPaulUSA

[masterpalladin]

We have eaten pure, raw, whole milk for bloody freaking centuries!!!!! So now that our meat,eggs and milk is mostly factory farmed, we are sicker and have more digestive problems than ever!!!!!!! No wonder Obama trying to ban guns!

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[waitingformypopcorn]

Corrupt corrupt corrupt

[Ivan Mockba]

These are tyrants of an evil government that are in the pockets of the big businesses that are out to hurt small business. People have a right to eat, drink, and smoke whatever they want to, and the corrupt government needs to mind it's business of governing, instead of trying to rule like kings. Folks are getting fed up with all this stuff, and eventually it's going to lead to war, and a bunch of corrupt politicians, judges, police, etc, etc, are going to hang.

[Shame85]

How dare they!! This kind of tyranny will not be tolerated!

[SirNickolas14]

In history the raiding of farms was always followed by a collapse of civilization; the revitalization of farms was followed by the return of civilization.

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[James Barnes]

These are terrorists folks plain and simple, well the ones with the badges and guns are that is. Drawing a gun on someone when your life has not been threatened is a crime in act dereliction of duty breach of trust, oath, and duty. Stop trusting these government criminals.

[Shame85]

I hope everyone responsible for this raid gets burned alive!!