Following what a raw milk producer described as a visit during which she “met our cows,” State Rep. Michele Presnell introduced a bill in North Carolina to allow retail sales of unpasteurized milk in the
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Nurses, doctors, others lineup against raw milk bill in Iowa
Opposition is building against an Iowa bill that would allow dairy operations in the state to sell unpasteurized milk directly to consumers.
Since it survived an initial subcommittee review with a 2-to-1 vote, opponents of
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New Jersey orders Udder Milk to stop illegally selling raw milk
Public health officials have ordered a New Jersey company to cease and desist its illegal sales of unpasteurized, raw milk following confirmation that a woman who drank it was infected with antibiotic-resistant brucellosis.
The New
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Rhode Island lawmakers plan vote on raw milk before last gavel
Ahead of its plans at week’s end to adjourn sine de di, the Rhode Island General Assembly will vote, as early as today, on Senate Bill No. 247, which would establish rules and regulations for
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Ontario court could permanently shut down raw milk sales
Raw milk advocates on both sides of the 48th parallel are worried about the outcome of a trial in Ontario because they fear it could provide the template for ending sales of milk without pasteurization
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Lawmaker has ‘insurance’ ready if Montana OKs raw milk sales
Montana State Sen. Diane Sands knows from her own studies as the retired development director of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula that infant mortality improved and stillbirths declined after pasteurized milk became available.
That’s
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Raw milk still looking for wins as legislative season nears end
Legislatures in almost a dozen states this year are considering whether to permit sales in one form or another of raw milk, which public health officials say is dangerous because it has not been pasteurized
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Europe’s raw milk vending machines come in for market scrutiny
The full 69-page report — Raw Milk Vending Machine Market – Europe Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 – 2024 — goes for $4,000, probably too pricy for most. But the teaser
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Rhode Island bill would OK retail sales of unpasteurized milk
A bill to legalize the retail sale of unpasteurized raw milk in Rhode Island remains in a Senate committee, which must act on it by April 13 or see it die.
Senate Bill 247 specifies
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Iowa raw milk bills may need life support after today
Today is the day when bills in the Iowa Senate must clear a Senate Committee or they are pretty much dead for the year.
When it comes to Senate Files (SF) 287 and 310, two
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Raw milk producer appeals cease and desist order today
Today, Ottawa area farmer Michael IIgert is scheduled to ask for removal of a cease and desist order that prevents him from selling or distributing milk that has not been pasteurized.
A hearing is set
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