The young woman control her supply of milk in an Amish farm in Pennsylvania (east) and travels by car on a place of delivery specified in advance in the neighboring state where she lives, and Virginia – where raw milk is illegal – to pick up his cans of milk every two weeks…

Unpasteurized milk may be a factor of food poisoning and transmit diseases such as listeriosis and salmonellosis. According to statistics from the FDA, more than 10 food poisoning have been attributed to consumption of raw milk in 2005-2006.

But Sally Fallon-Morel said that many people no longer trust the government, preferring to listen to many stories about the health benefits of drinking raw milk. She also cites a recent report based on the eating habits of 15,000 European children proving that the farm milk protects against asthma or allergies.

For him, the raw milk is safe, if the cows are clean and equipment, livestock fed on fresh grass and milk quality regularly monitored. Yes, raw milk killed many people 100 years ago, but this is not the case today, ensures there.

In California, it is legal to sell raw milk, and the product had attracted about 40,000 local consumers, but it is illegal to carry in another state. Violators face up to one year in prison and $ 100,000 fine.

Mark Nolt, a Mennonite farmer in Pennsylvania was recently arrested on his farm, its equipment and its products have been seized for selling raw milk without a permit. Everything we sell here is from the farm and sold to people for their personal consumption. The state has absolutely no jurisdiction in this area, protests there.



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