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• Health Professionals Speak Out About Proposed Raw Milk Legislation in Iowa

  Public health professionals, Drs. Russell Currier and Mary Gilchrist, provided the Des Moines Register with a thought-provoking editorial on a raw milk bill being considered by the 2012 Iowa Legislature. If passed, the legilation would permit sales of raw milk on the farm directly to consumers or for targeted home delivery by producers without any regulation or oversight: The 2012 Iowa Legislature is again considering legislation to permit sales of raw milk on the farm directly toRead more

• Iowa: Test Finds Raw Milk Contamination Prompting Recall

  From the Iowa Independent: Farmers All Natural Creamery in Wellman has issued a voluntary recall of nearly 1,000 gallons of whole milk amid concerns that some of the product may not have been properly pasteurized. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship noted that it tested the dairy’s finished product and found residual phosphatase, which can be an indicator that the milk was not sufficiently pasteurized. Pasteurization, or holding the raw milk at 162 degreesRead more

• Should There Be A Raw Milk Law To Protect Kids From Their Parents?

  Dr.  Richard Raymond, former Undersecretary for Food Safety,  U.S.  Department of Agriculture (2005-2008), weighs in on this question in an opinion piece published in Food Safety News. America is seeing more and more outbreaks and illnesses from people drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. This phenomena has been on the rise over the last 15 years or so. This documented increase is most likely because of PulseNet,  the relatively new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tool, introducedRead more