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Article: STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ADDRESS RAW MILK USE IN KENTUCKY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 6, 2007
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The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services issued the following news release:
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) wants consumers to be aware of the dangers of raw milk, an unpasteurized product that could potentially contain numerous life-threatening contaminants such as E. coli.
During the 2006 legislative session, DPH joined a task force, along with other agencies and individuals, to discuss the issue of raw milk in Kentucky and under what circumstances distribution and sales of raw milk products might be permitted.
"After several meetings, it was clear that there is no process or agreement that would assure the safety of raw unpasteurized milk, and that our ...