To our Dear Friends and Customers,

     Thank you for your concern and support over this last week. We
understand that the young people who were sickened are now
recovering. All of us here at Organic Pastures have so appreciated
hearing how much our raw dairy products mean to you.

     We are pleased to announce that the quarantine on our products
has been lifted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Many thanks to the CDFA for the opportunity to work with them to
ensure the health and safety of consumers.

     We know there is confusion about what has happened in the last
days, and want to share with you the information we have. Here is the
course of events:

     On September 21st we received word from the California Department
of Food and Agriculture of possible bacterial contamination of our
milk and milk products. We immediately initiated a recall to ensure
the safety of our customers. We began working with state and
independent investigators to determine if, indeed, our milk had been
contaminated by E Coli.

     The families of the four children struck with E-Coli (and are
recovering well, we are pleased to say) reported that among the foods
they had recently ingested were raw milk or raw colostrum, which
pointed food inspectors to our dairy. However, 100% negative test
results suggest another cause.

     State investigators tested samples acquired from the families,
and conducted what we understand were over 600 tests of our farm,
cows, pasture, milking equipment, and milk products. No E-Coli was
found.

     So, after all this testing, it remains a fact that no E-Coli has
ever been found in any Organic Pastures product.

     It has now been determined without question that our health
conscious consumers may continue to enjoy our pure, unprocessed,
nutrient-rich milk. We will do our very best to ensure our milk is on
your market shelves as soon as possible.

     America is a country that first and foremost, honors freedom.
While we deeply respect and value the work of government agencies to
keep us safe, and appreciate our partnership in supporting this
mission, we sincerely believe in the right to choose ones' food. But
with freedom comes responsibility. Organic Pastures fully recognizes
the great responsibility we have in providing a whole, unprocessed
food that is safe, delicious, fresh, and always – I'll say it again:
always – found free of dangerous pathogens.

For hundreds of thousands of years before industrial agriculture,
humans were blessed with perfect, natural, unprocessed food sources.
We believe that raw milk, with its multitude of beneficial
properties, is one of Creation's biggest gifts to mankind. Our milk
is produced according to Nature's blueprint, and for the sake of
people everywhere, we hope to keep it that way.

Thank you again for your concern – let's stay in touch!

     Mark McAfee
     Founder OPDC

     www.organicpastures.com 1-877 RAW MILK


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> Hi Folks, I'm forwarding this for all California people that might
not be aware of this upcoming event.
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> For the rest of our group, if you are so moved, please help by
sending an email of support to OPDC who's email is listed below.
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> Thanks for your Time,
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> Dear OPDC Fresh Unprocessed Raw Milk Consumer..Raw Milk needs you
now!!!
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> If there is any possible way that you can travel to the dairy for a
press conference to be held at 1400 hours on Friday. It is critical
to your continued access to safe raw milk. We need each and every one
of you!!
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> You may loose raw milk forever.
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> Take the kids out of school or better yet bring the whole class.
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> I will be speaking to the national and international press about
your right to access safe Fresh Unprocessed Milk from Grass Fed Cows.
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> The press needs to see and hear you.they need to hear your stories.
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> The press and the public will be provided test results and
comprehensive documentation at that time.
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> Until that time CDFA has demanded a "gag order" on all press
statements made by OPDC. This has been negotiated by the legal teams
of CDFA and OPDC.
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> The entire story will be told at that time. The gag order will be
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> Join the raw revolution..only living milk brings life!!!
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> Mark McAfee
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> www.organicpastures.com 1-877 RAW MILK
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> Mercola has a 5 minute video on the spinach, OPDC raw milk and the
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