Where do you stand about selling raw milk?
Since I am reasonably health conscious, I stopped drinking milk some time ago. A few days ago, I came across an article published in the New York Times last August that a local magazine referred to it in their editorials. Reading about the on-going debate started me thinking again. I went on-line and picked up the following excerpts...
Excerpts from August 8, 2007 New York Times raw milk - Should this milk be legal?
Excerpts from August 8, 2007 New York Times raw milk - Should this milk be legal?
...Before WWII, we could all buy fresh, raw,
whole milk, real buttermilk, luscious, naturally yellow butter, fresh farm
cheeses in various colours and thicknesses. Today's processed milk is accused
of causing everything from allergies to heart disease, but back when we could
buy these items, these diseases were rare. In fact, a supply of high quality
dairy products were considered vital to our health security and the economic
well being of us all.
Here are a few excepts from a New York Times
article in August, 2007:--
...While its sale for human consumption is illegal in 15
states, New York is one of 26 where it can be bought with restrictions. The
chief one is that raw milk can only be sold on the premises of one of 19 dairy
farms approved by the state.
...Some drink it for the same reason raw milk cheeses are
popular: the taste. “I first discovered it two summers ago in France,” said Mr.
Milgrom-Elcott, who is pursuing a doctorate in medieval Jewish mysticism at
New York University. “There is a richness and
density unlike processed milk, plus there’s this complexity of
flavour.”
---Advocates attribute stronger immune and better digestive
systems to raw milk. Many have incorporated it into their diet as part of a broader philosophy to treat
their bodies and the planet properly."
What do you think.
What do you think.
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