McAfee v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARK MCAFEE, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 19-3161 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 15, 17 : U.S. FOOD AND DRUG : ADMINISTRATION, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION Federal regulations require those who sell dairy products across state lines to pasteurize their products. But the plaintiffs in this case claim that those regulations should not apply to butter. They say that the government lacked authority to…