Private Food Co-op Director Arrested After Questioning Authority of Inspection Agents

A co-op director in Missouri claims he was arrested for questioning the authority of inspection agents to enter a private, non-commercial food club, in a move critics say is only the most recent example of abuse by government regulatory processes over the nation’s food supply. New Melle Food Co-op Director Wyatt Gober told The Epoch Times that he was arrested and charged with contempt during a March 19 court appearance in which he asked for clarification on the rules allowing inspectors from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to enter the private establishment. According to Mr. Gober, local inspection agents had shown up at the co-op over the previous weeks, demanding to come inside. He never denied the officials entry, but he did ask them to cite the authority that gave them the right to enter the private co-op....