US: Raw milk turns up the heat - (Marler Blog)
December 29, 2007 – 4:39 pmI love a lawsuit…… The AP reported yesterday, Dairies sue to stop enforcement of raw milk standard.” This one will be fun to watch. The raw milk folks (who sell their product for $10.00 per gallon - pasteurized milk sells for about $4.00) better watch what they are stepping into. You really have to wonder if charging $6.00 more a gallon has anything to with the lawsuit? Or, is it really true that these multi-million dollar companies really care about raw milk for some other reason? For those of us that believe in the civil justice system, I expect “Raw Milk on Trial” to uncover the truth. As the AP reported:
Claravale Farm, of Paicines, and Organic Pastures of Fresno that produce unpasteurized milk are suing to stop the state from enforcing strict new standards. The dairies hope to stop a law that would require raw milk to meet the same […]
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