The raid of a popular Amish farm on suspicion of selling “illegal milk,” among other products, has inspired widespread outrage over what critics call an egregious example of government overreach.
On Jan. 4, the Pennsylvania State Police, along with officials from the Department of Agriculture, served the Miller’s Organic Farm in Lancaster a warrant after claiming the public had been exposed to a dangerous foodborne pathogen.
The warrant served on farm owner Amos Miller, which came in connection to two alleged cases of food-borne illness, “sought, among other things, illegal raw milk and raw milk products, including eggnog.” The warrant added that “Miller has never licensed his retail operation,” according to Lancaster Online….
