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David Gumpert

David E. Gumpert is a columnist with BusinessWeek.com, specializing in health and business. He covers nutrition and food issues at his blog.

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  • Got Milk? Get Investigated

    May 27, 2008

    State and federal authorities are relying on undercover agents to entrap dairy farmers.

  • Milk Wars

    March 5, 2008

    As struggling dairy farmers seek profits by responding to rising consumer demand for raw milk, regulators are taking a hard line.

2007

  • USDA Bets the Farm on Animal ID Program

    December 14, 2007

    A plan to implant farm animals with electronic tracking tags gives corporate agriculture a monopoly on the future of food, and it has sparked political backlash in rural America.

  • Old McDonald Had a Farm...and He Got Arrested?

    November 16, 2007

    As consumers increasingly seek out farmers who raise organic and unpasteurized food, suddenly energized regulators claim they want to "protect" us from pathogens and other dangers. What gives?

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