Arkansas":16cawpd7 said:
I looked it up, seems to be a few deaths from it 12 yrs ago.. But most are from improper sanitation. Have you looked up pasteurized milk? May be very surprised to learn that Pasteurized milk has killed just as many and pasteurized milk also has had 3 times more kids born with birth defects and also a lot born slow to use a better term... Pasteurized Milk 203 cases of illness in 2012 and Raw milk 112 illness for the year.. Cases of Death 2012 alone there are 3 cases in Pasteurized Milk and Raw milk there hasn't been a death in 12 yrs.. I realize that the majority of population drinks pasteurized milk so its hard to make a true comparison. But the CDC has been covering up for the big time milk corporations like Prairie Farms for years and now the CDC is being subpoenaed to court over alot of it.. Saying they must release the true facts about both sides.. And seems to be that Raw milk is best for all according to there findings.. I don't know how true this is or if its been misconstrued or not so you will have to do the looking into it yourself. The more I read the more I see it says its dangerous and the more I see saying its great.. So I guess its just gonna have to be more of a personal choice to drink it or not..
Is this all CDC data? (I'm to lazy to go to their website) 300 million people in the US, most of whom drink milk of the "factory" variety. 203 illnesses is nothing. I don't know how many people drink raw milk, But I'm pretty sure it is a lot lower number. So 123 got sick.
If the farmer is selling, and people are buying, I really don't want to put government in the middle. But, I'm happy that restaurants are inspected and can be shut down by the health dept.
Really good Dairymen are certifiably Obsessive-Compulsive. I figure this will bring some newbies into the market, for good or bad.