State Legislatures considering banning raw milk?

[PaleoPhil]

What is this about? It's the first I've heard of this.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2010/07/raw-milk-raid-rawesome-venice-video-raw-food-.html

".... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises that milk, as well as honey and some other grocery products, be pasteurized prior to human consumption.

Pasteurization heats the milk to a specific temperature for a period of time to quash harmful bacteria and other contaminants. Some enzymes are destroyed in the process – a loss that regulators say is crucial to maintain food safety, but one raw-milk advocates say undercuts potential health benefits.

The FDA bans the interstate sale of the stuff. But states have been getting into the raw-milk mix this legislative session with 12 related bills introduced in nine states – Idaho, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin. ...."

[kurite]

I dont even drink raw milk but Im sick of this bull shit.