Who would ever thought that drinking milk would be an act of defiance?
(From Natural News)
Will raw milk finally be coming to a store near you? Twelve states across the US are considering adopting new legislation that would permit the sale of raw milk products in some form or another. While the bills to allow the sale of raw milk have been met with quite a bit of skepticism, the fact that the idea has even made it to paper inspires hope for the future.
As it stands, public health officials view raw milk as hazardous because it isn’t pasteurized to remove potentially harmful pathogens, even though many people feel the benefits of raw milk seem to outweigh any possible risk. And with the outbreak of Listeria linked to Vulto Creamery’s raw milk cheese, it is not really that surprising that many lawmakers have abandoned their raw milk crusade for this legislative season.
Currently, 42 states have some type of legislation that permits the sale of raw milk in some way. In the current 2017 session, some states have sought to expand legal access to raw milk, while others are just looking to at least make the sale and distribution of the product legal. Here are the states that have at least introduced some type of raw milk bill in 2017:
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