Pennsylvania Court Rules Amish Farmer Amos Miller Can Continue Operations Outside the State Despite FDA’s Overreach on ‘Food Safety Laws’
Amish farmer Amos Miller of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has been authorized to continue his farming operations following a protracted legal battle with state and federal authorities over the sale of raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) initiated legal action against Miller, alleging violations of state food safety laws due to the sale of raw milk without the requisite permits.
The Gateway Pundit reported earlier this year that several government officials stormed into a building on Amos Miller’s Lancaster County organic farm and conducted an illegal hours-long raid without notice, eventually leaving with multiple coolers containing the Amish farmer’s property.
The Lancaster Patriot reported the ‘search’ was performed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture employees with three Pennsylvania State policemen aiding them.
PDA claimed in the affidavit that Miller failed to file applications from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture “for registration, licensing, or permitting under the pertinent Retail Food Facility Safety Act, Food Safety Act, or Milk Sanitation Laws.”
The Lancaster Patriot obtained footage of the officials executing the search at Miller’s organic farm. In the first video, a Patriot reporter is confronted by a cop and pushed outside once they learn he is a media member.
BREAKING: Footage of search warrant being executed on Amos Miller’s organic farm operations in Lancaster County, PA. (For more info on the ongoing saga, visit: https://t.co/uB5pbpnlhS) pic.twitter.com/U64ft05x0F
— The Lancaster Patriot (@TheLanPatriot) January 4, 2024
Exclusive footage of state agents leaving Amos Miller’s organic farm store, carrying off some of his products. pic.twitter.com/yVAHSmr1WH
— The Lancaster Patriot (@TheLanPatriot) January 4, 2024
A report of seized property provided to Miller revealed the officials seized 37 types of foods, including sour cream, chocolate milk, ice cream, and eggnog. They also took food from a walk-in cooler door, which contains hundreds of items and represents a significant portion of Miller’s products.
In March 2024, Judge Thomas Sponaugle of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas issued an injunction prohibiting Miller from selling raw milk products to the public without a permit.
In October 2024, Amos Miller’s attorney, Robert Barnes, argued in Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh that the Pennsylvania farmer should be permitted to sell raw milk to out-of-state customers while facing legal action from the state.
Barnes contended that Pennsylvania’s milk regulations are designed to safeguard in-state consumers, and applying these laws to out-of-state sales raises constitutional concerns.
On Friday, Barnes announced on X that the court has allowed Miller to sell his raw milk products to out-of-state customers.
“Big win today for Food Freedom as Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court decision allowing Amish farmer Amos Miller to continue to make his wonderful food available to customers outside the state. Thank you to everyone who spoke out for Amos!” he wrote.
Big win today for #FoodFreedom as Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court decision allowing #Amish farmer #AmosMiller to continue to make his wonderful food available to customers outside the state. Thank you to everyone who spoke out for Amos!
— Robert Barnes (@barnes_law) January 4, 2025
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