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Consumer Safety & Raw Milk
All milk intended for direct consumption should be pasteurized—it's a matter of food safety.
The dairy industry, the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommend that no one consume unpasteurized milk. In fact, many states have banned the sale of raw (unpasteurized) milk, and federal law prohibits the retail sale of unpasteurized milk across state borders.
Click on the Media Headlines tab (above) to see the latest news stories involving raw milk and consumer safety.
Additional Information
- Food Safety and Raw Milk, 11/1/11 (Food and Drug Administration)
- Consumer Information About Milk Safety (Food and Drug Administration)
- Parent Food Safety Guide for Raw Milk (Marler Clark LLP)
- Raw Milk Fact Sheet
- RealRawMilkFacts.com
- The Dangers of Raw Milk: Unpasteurized Milk Can Pose a Serious Health Risk (Food and Drug Administration)
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February 8, 2012
Raw Milk Bills Begin to Move in Several States -
January 11, 2012
IDFA Commends Actions to Deter Human Consumption of Raw Milk
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January 9, 2012
White House Turns Down Raw Milk Petition
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December 22, 2011
NJ Raw Milk Debate Is Heating Up -
November 28, 2011
Raw Milk Myths -- Busted -
August 18, 2011
Opinion: There Ought to Be a Milk Law -
June 15, 2011
Dairy UK Calls for Unpasteurized Milk Retail Sales Ban -
May 15, 2011
Raw Milk Dispute Goes to Capitol -
May 12, 2011
Raw Milk Sales Given Hearing -
April 20, 2011
Raw Milk under Scrutiny after North Texas Illnesses -
April 19, 2011
Hearing Set for Texas Raw Milk Bill -
April 5, 2011
Industry Urges New Jersey to Reject Raw Milk Bill -
March 25, 2011
Groups Urge State Legislators to Kill Revised Raw Milk Bill -
March 15, 2011
New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill to Legalize Raw Milk Sale at Farms -
March 11, 2011
Raw Milk: A Low Incidence/High Consequence Choice -
March 10, 2011
Drinking Raw Milk: More Details on the Risks -
February 7, 2011
Raw Milk Cheesemakers Fret Over Possible New Rules -
January 31, 2011
Our View: Restricting Raw Milk the Better Plan -
January 10, 2011
Walker Says He May Support Bill to Legalize Raw Milk Sales -
January 4, 2011
Raw Milk Proposal Could Return in February
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December 7, 2010
Raw Milk among Items Seized from Gibbon Farm -
October 28, 2010
More Alarm on Raw Milk from Gibbon, Minn., Farm -
October 17, 2010
Panel Readies Raw Milk Recommendations -
June 29, 2010
Regulators Eye Second Minnesota Farm in Sale of Raw Milk -
June 29, 2010
Editorial: Recklessly Ignoring Raw Milk's Danger -
June 14, 2010
Judge Delays Ruling in Wis. Raw Milk Case -
June 12, 2010
3 More Ill in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk -
June 8, 2010
Raw Milk Issue Heads to the Courts as Farmers File Lawsuits -
June 4, 2010
Crying over Raw Milk -
June 1, 2010
Commentary: Benefits of Raw Milk Are Anecdotal, but Dangers Are Terrible -
May 27, 2010
Why Organic Valley Is about to Become the Latest Enemy of Raw Milk -
May 27, 2010
Minn. Ag Department Aims to Crack Down on Raw Milk -
May 22, 2010
Editorial: State Shouldn’t be Cowed by Raw-milk Aficionados -
May 21, 2010
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's Raw Milk Veto Leaves Aftertaste -
May 20, 2010
Wisconsin Gov Nixes Raw Milk Legislation -
May 20, 2010
Doyle Vetoes Raw Milk Bill -
May 18, 2010
Nine Sickened by Campylobacter / Illness Linked to Raw Milk -
May 14, 2010
Doyle Wavers on Signing Raw Milk Bill -
May 13, 2010
Doyle: I'm Not Ready to Sign Raw Milk Bill... Yet -
May 5, 2010
Wis. Legalization of Raw Milk Seen as Benchmark -
May 5, 2010
Raw Milk's Popularity Spurs Debate over Safety, Health -
April 27, 2010
More Raw Milk Permits Suspended in PA
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