To discourage people from drinking raw milk, the Georgia Department of Agriculture is, according to this story, proposing dyeing it an unappetizing shade of charcoal gray.
Raw milk can be sold as pet food in Georgia, if it is labeled appropriately. But a growing number of people are buying the unpasteurized milk to drink themselves, to give to their children or to use in cheese-making.
That’s put raw milk lovers on a collision course with federal health officials, who launched a high-profile campaign this spring to discourage consuming unpasteurized milk, which can contain disease-causing bacteria. After a small outbreak of campylobacter infections this summer traced to raw milk in northwest Georgia, state officials warned against consuming the product.
But, the story says, the milk is increasingly popular, especially with those who are embracing local agricultural products or who believe that unpasteurized milk offers health benefits. Raw milk supporters are organizing opposition to the [...]
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