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Article: Officials scowl, but raw milk draws fans It's illegal to sell unpasteurized milk, due to health risks. But advocates say it's more beneficial than what you buy at the store.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 20, 2009
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Some people drive a long way for a gallon of raw milk at Wayne
Craig's farm in New Holstein.
It's one of a dozen or so dairy farms in the state openly
providing unpasteurized milk to the public -- a practice that
regulators say is illegal and unsafe because the milk can carry
pathogens capable of making someone very ill or even killing them.
Farmers, some of whom have been drinking raw milk themselves for
generations, contend it's safe. They also believe it's legal to
provide raw milk to the public on a limited scale.
Some of Craig's customers have fond memories of growing up on a
farm and getting their milk fresh from the cow's udder.
Others, for health reasons, are trying to eliminate ...