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Article: Rising demand for raw milk fuels debate
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2008
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NEW HOLSTEIN, Wis. - Despite serious health risks, demand for
unpasteurized, or raw, milk appears to be growing.
With prices topping $5 per gallon, more dairies are selling raw
milk - and finding themselves at odds with public health officials.
The federal government and many states prohibit sales of raw milk to
the public, saying it is responsible for hundreds of people sickened
in the past decade with salmonella, E. coli, listeria and other
bacteria.
"Raw milk continues to cause outbreaks year after year," said
John Sheehan, who oversees plant and dairy food products for the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "It is a concern for the FDA."
More than 1,000 people, including two who died, ...