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Article: Farmer Sues Md. for Right to Distribute Raw Milk
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 15, 2007
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It is creamier than anything you've ever tasted, its fans say,
with flavor like a shot of vanilla, chocolate and coffee all at
once. The more zealous advocates even say it can lead to a healthier
life.
But raw, unpasteurized milk -- as in straight from the udder -
- is illegal to sell in Maryland, for what health officials say is
good reason. Now Kevin Oyarzo, a farmer near Frederick, is
challenging the state's opposition to raw milk in court, and
Maryland's raw-milk converts are pinning their hopes on his lawsuit.
Each state throughout the country regulates its raw milk, and
many -- including Virginia and Maryland as well as the District -