http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/04/0081992
The process of heating milk to kill bacteria has been common for nearly a century, and selling unpasteurized milk for human consumption is currently illegal in Canada and in half the U.S. states. Yet thousands of people in
North America still seek raw milk.
Some say milk in its natural state keeps them healthy; others just crave its taste.
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http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=25131
- MISSISSIPPI: Consumers weigh in on pasteurization temperatures – (Dairy Herd)Interest in higher pasteurization temperatures for fluid milk has increased in recent years. In the May Journal of Dairy Science, food scientists at M...
- US: Raw vs pasteurized milk – (Los Angeles Times)Re “The Raw Milk Factor,” [March 2]. My parents were ahead of their time in supporting Alta Dena Dairy. I enjoyed their raw milk growing u...
- ONTARIO: Raw milk debate rages on – (TheRecord.com)Deborah Jones pours her two-year-old daughter a big glass of illegal raw milk. She watches approvingly as Ella gulps down the drink, which is consider...
- Raw milk cons: Review of the peer-reviewed literature – (Marler Blog)A summary of the peer-reviewed literature relating to the pros of raw milk consumption was posted earlier this month. What about the cons? The...
- Quantifying exposure to Vero-cytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 in milk sold as pasteurized: A model-based approach – (International Journal of Food Microbiology, Volume 131, Issues 2-3, Pages 83-286)Milk sold as pasteurized has historically been implicated in the UK and worldwide as a vehicle for outbreaks of food-borne gastrointestinal disease, w...
- ABSTRACT: Assessment of benzoic acid levels in milk in China – (Food Control (Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 414-418))Benzoic acid is the most commonly used preservative in foodstuffs. Although benzoic acid is generally recognized as safe (GRAS), adverse effects such ...
- Microbiological quality of retail cheeses made from raw, thermized or pasteurized milk in the UK – (Science Direct)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WFP-4PW5XJV-1&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F29%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_ori...
- BOSTON: Got raw milk? – (Boston Globe magazine)http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2008/03/23/got_raw_milk/ David E. Gumpert, described as a freelance writer living in Needham (who ...
- Consumer Advisory: PENNSYLVANIA Health and Agriculture Departments warn consumers about raw milk sold in Lawrence County – (Pennsylvania Department of Health)HARRISBURG, Pa. — State Health Secretary Everette James today advised consumers who purchased raw milk from Dean Farms in New Castle, Lawrence C...
- US: The American Academy of Pediatrics warns against raw milk – (Marler Blog)In the recent volume of AAP News is an article entitled, advis[ing] families against giving children unpasteurized [raw] milk. The article could n...
- US: Raw milk turns up the heat – (Marler Blog)I love a lawsuit…… The AP reported yesterday, Dairies sue to stop enforcement of raw milk standard.” This one will be fun to watch...
- MASSACHUSETTS: State investigating rare outbreak in pasteurized milk – (Associated Press)Boston — State health officials say the pasteurization process at a dairy connected to a deadly outbreak of a bacterial illness appeared to have...
- ONTARIO: Raw milk in cheeses doesn’t pose same risk, prof says – (TheRecord.com)Popular cheeses such as Parmesan, Emmenthal and old cheddar are often made from unpasteurized milk, but they don’t present the same health risks...
- Canada’s Harper vows to fight ouster bidCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed in a nationally televised address that he will do all he can to halt his opponents from carrying out a no...
- CALIFORNIA: Dairies sue to stop enforcement of raw milk standard – (San Francisco Gate/Associated Press)Dairies that produce unpasteurized milk are suing to stop the state from enforcing strict new standards. Claravale Farm, of Paicines, and Organic Past...
- CALIFORNIA: Lawmakers OK exception for raw milk – (Bee Capitol Bureau)SACRAMENTO — State lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would allow raw milk dairies to bypass a new bacteria standard that treats...
- GEORGIA: Raw milk rules set for public hearing – (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)A proposal to start dyeing raw milk to discourage human consumption has stirred up enough opposition that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has de...
- PENNSYLVANIA: Demand grows for raw milk, but is it safe? – (Lancaster Online)LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Rob Wentworth is, according to this story, one of about 40 farmers in Lancaster County trying to fill consumers’ g...
- Canada’s Harper to fight no confidence voteCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed in a nationally televised address that he will do all he can to halt his opponents from carrying out a no...
- Canada’s Harper vows to fight no confidence voteCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed in a nationally televised address that he will do all he can to halt his opponents from carrying out a no...