As many of you know, my family purchases and consumes raw milk. For those of you who DON'T know, raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized so it still contains all the 'good' bacteria to help a person DIGEST it. My son is lactose sensitive when he consumes pasteurized/homogenized milk. When he consumes raw milk, he has no reactions whatsoever.
Due to the current FDA regulations, the raw milk dairy farmers currently have to test LOWER in e-coli and other cleanliness issues and bacterial than REGULAR milk you buy at the store. (See comparison chart here: http://www.realmilk.com/whichchoose.html) Due to this stringent testing and re-testing regimen...the cost of the raw milk we purchase is almost $9.00 for a HALF GALLON.
The FDA continually fights raw milk dairies in our country stating that the consumption of such a natural product is harmful to us. FINALLY an Iowa judge is getting the full explanation of the obvious BIAS the FDA has against this product. I found it very interesting. I have linked the entire article below, but for time sake, I have summarized my favorite part here:
"The two most recent reports pick up on arguments made frequently by raw milk advocates here that raw milk, comparatively speaking, isn't much of a public health problem.
The report for January included announcements from pharmaceutical companies about side effects for nine different commonly prescribed drugs; for example, that Ambien and Ambien CR "may cause a special type of memory loss...dependence...withdrawal....hallucinations, worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts." Symbicort, a drug for people with bronchitis and emphysema, "may increase the chance of death from asthma problems."
Concluded the FTCLDF filing: "These are all drugs that are approved by the FDA. It is irrational for the FDA to ban the interstate shipment or distribution of raw milk that does not have any of these symptoms or side effects yet allow these drugs to be sold in interstate commerce given the dangers they present."
The report for February cites 2005 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which report deaths from various public health problems. For example...4,649 deaths from obesity, 684 from sleep disorders, and 4,596 from motor vehicle deaths, among many others.
"Counsel for Plaintiffs could not find in these data any deaths associated with the consumption of fresh, unprocessed, raw milk and/or other raw dairy products." The filing also quotes Ted Beals, the Michigan pathologist, as saying "it is more of a risk for him to drive his car and obtain his milk than it is for him to consume his milk."
I believe that says it all.
Here is the full article if you are interested:
http://www.thecompletepatient.com/journal/2011/2/24/how-dangerous-is-raw-milk-vs-common-pharmaceuticals-obesity.html
Due to the current FDA regulations, the raw milk dairy farmers currently have to test LOWER in e-coli and other cleanliness issues and bacterial than REGULAR milk you buy at the store. (See comparison chart here: http://www.realmilk.com/whichchoose.html) Due to this stringent testing and re-testing regimen...the cost of the raw milk we purchase is almost $9.00 for a HALF GALLON.
The FDA continually fights raw milk dairies in our country stating that the consumption of such a natural product is harmful to us. FINALLY an Iowa judge is getting the full explanation of the obvious BIAS the FDA has against this product. I found it very interesting. I have linked the entire article below, but for time sake, I have summarized my favorite part here:
"The two most recent reports pick up on arguments made frequently by raw milk advocates here that raw milk, comparatively speaking, isn't much of a public health problem.
The report for January included announcements from pharmaceutical companies about side effects for nine different commonly prescribed drugs; for example, that Ambien and Ambien CR "may cause a special type of memory loss...dependence...withdrawal....hallucinations, worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts." Symbicort, a drug for people with bronchitis and emphysema, "may increase the chance of death from asthma problems."
Concluded the FTCLDF filing: "These are all drugs that are approved by the FDA. It is irrational for the FDA to ban the interstate shipment or distribution of raw milk that does not have any of these symptoms or side effects yet allow these drugs to be sold in interstate commerce given the dangers they present."
The report for February cites 2005 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which report deaths from various public health problems. For example...4,649 deaths from obesity, 684 from sleep disorders, and 4,596 from motor vehicle deaths, among many others.
"Counsel for Plaintiffs could not find in these data any deaths associated with the consumption of fresh, unprocessed, raw milk and/or other raw dairy products." The filing also quotes Ted Beals, the Michigan pathologist, as saying "it is more of a risk for him to drive his car and obtain his milk than it is for him to consume his milk."
I believe that says it all.
Here is the full article if you are interested:
http://www.thecompletepatient.com/journal/2011/2/24/how-dangerous-is-raw-milk-vs-common-pharmaceuticals-obesity.html
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That is crazy to say it is dangerous to consume that "natural". Um..I would say that is how God intended for us to consume it. Crazy people!
Hey, will you email me so I can have your email address. I cannot find it anywhere and I have been wanting to email you for weeks now.
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