Should the sale of raw milk be more regulated? - (Brownfield Network)
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A new study from the National Associations of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) finds raw milk is available to consumers in 29 of the 50 states. Charlie Ingram is director of regulatory and legislative affairs for NASDA; he says the only thing the Federal Government regulates is it prohibits the interstate commerce of raw milk to consumers across state lines.
Other than that, it is up to the states. NASDA conducted a survey in 2004 and decided to update it to get a better handle on what is being done. A short questionnaire was sent to state regulatory milk program directors and/or managers in all fifty states in January 2008 and responses came in from all 50.
The survey found 29 states authorize the legal sale of raw milk, in some specified manner, for direct human consumption while the remaining 21 states prohibit the sale of raw milk to consumers. Of […]
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