Possible sale of raw milk debated
RALEIGH (Winston-Salem Journal) - For some people, it’s a creamy, tasty beverage with natural healing powers.
For others, it’s a grave threat to public health.
Both groups are talking about milk - raw, unpasteurized milk that proponents say is best fresh from the cow’s udder.
Under state law, farmers and other people who own cows are free to drink raw milk, and many swear by it. But since 2004, when the state legislature outlawed a practice known as “cow-sharing,” it has been illegal in North Carolina to sell raw milk for human consumption.
A state senator from Greensboro wants to change that. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, filed a bill that would allow people to buy raw milk from local dairy farmers. The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 39-9 last week.
Pasteurized milk, Hagan said, is “for the masses,” but individuals who want to drink it unpasteurized should be able to do so.
For others, it’s a grave threat to public health.
Both groups are talking about milk - raw, unpasteurized milk that proponents say is best fresh from the cow’s udder.
Under state law, farmers and other people who own cows are free to drink raw milk, and many swear by it. But since 2004, when the state legislature outlawed a practice known as “cow-sharing,” it has been illegal in North Carolina to sell raw milk for human consumption.
A state senator from Greensboro wants to change that. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, filed a bill that would allow people to buy raw milk from local dairy farmers. The Senate approved the bill by a vote of 39-9 last week.
Pasteurized milk, Hagan said, is “for the masses,” but individuals who want to drink it unpasteurized should be able to do so.
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