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PUBLIC CITIZEN v. HECKLER

Civ. A. No. 84-2938.

602 F.Supp. 611 (1985)

PUBLIC CITIZEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

January 14, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric R. Glitzenstein, William B. Schultz, Alan B. Morrison, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Jacqueline H. Eagle, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

GESELL, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Public Citizen, the American Public Health Association and others brought this suit seeking to compel the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to act on a petition asking her department to ban all domestic sales of raw milk and raw milk products. Contending that federal officials have long known of serious risks to human health from consumption of raw milk, plaintiffs contend that the Secretary has unreasonably...

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