Raw Milk Could Become Available Under Proposed Legislation

BenSwann.com ^ | March 27, 2014 | Joshua Cook

[Dusty Road]

Truth about Raw Milk.

http://agriculturesociety.com/politics-and-food/the-truth-about-raw-milk-part-i/

[Jane Long]

Some people have forgotten the diseases that were spread by unpasteurized milk.

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True, but people should be allowed to make their own choices and the FDA should not be prosecuting farmers for it, especially when it is legal under state law.

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Valpal, your entire reply/post is spot on.

[Ditter]

I grew up drinking raw milk from Suzy the cow,apparently she was healthy. I still have a glass of pasteurized milk every night before I go to bed. I am a 73 year old woman and when ever the doctor sends me for a bone scan (like last year) the results come back with WOW! written on it. Milk is good!

[Dusty Road]

And those diseases where caused by the people handling the milk and not by the milk it’s self. The answer was instead of controlling the handling just keep doing what your doing and boil it, much cheaper that way, but the product loses it’s health value.

[srmorton]

I don't worry about that because humans normally have many beneficial bacteria in the intestine already. I am also blessed to have been free of any kind of intestinal problems for all of my 64 years, with the exception of an occasional intestinal virus. Safer sources of beneficial bacterial would be some varieties of pasteurized milk, yogurt, or Activia.

[BykrBayb]

Pasteurization kills all of the bacteria in milk, including beneficial bacteria. So that eliminates it as a source of beneficial bacteria. Some yogurt is a good source, if it has active cultures. I eat yogurt occasionally, but I don’t know how anyone can eat it every day.

Mass produced food requires certain procedures which aren’t healthy, but are necessary to maintain costs. That fine, if that’s what you want. I usually choose that route myself. But there are times when I’d rather spend more and get healthy food. Milk is one of those things I splurge on. I love real milk; the taste, the texture, and what it does for my body. If I could afford to be that picky about all of my food, I would be.

[srmorton]

No, it doesn't. The acceptable colony count for milk is 30,000 organisms per ml. Milk is so rich in nutrients that it is impossible to keep it completely free of bacteria. The goal of pasteurization is to kill pathogens which used to be frequently acquired by drinking contaminated milk. It does not affect the nutritional value, especially when “flash pasteurization” (72 degrees for 15 seconds) is used.

[BykrBayb]

Um, no. Setting it on the counter at room temperature won’t pasteurize milk. You need 160° to 165° for 15 to 30 seconds. It does affect the nutritional value, as it alters the composition and makes it harder to digest. It kills the beneficial bacteria along with the pathogens.

Yes, raw milk has bacteria, good and bad. There are potential health risks, but also benefits. For many people, the benefits outweigh the risks. I cannot drink pasteurized milk without becoming physically ill for a day or two, unless I also drink raw milk around the same time, which counteracts the effects of the dead milk. So my personal experience reinforces what the scientific facts tell us.

[lonestar]

I won’t be drinking raw milk or eating tartare or sushi.

[srmorton]

Sorry! Since I am a microbiologist who deals with scientific and hospital environments, I generally use the Celsius or Centigrade scale. 72 degrees Celsius is 161 degrees Fahrenheit. I also used to teach nutrition and the only nutrient affected by the heat is vitamin C and milk is not a good source of vitamin C in the first place. I guess we will have to agree to disagree because I believe that it is more important that the public not be exposed to the dangerous pathogens eliminated by pasteurization.

[BykrBayb]

I think it’s more important for people to be healthy. If you think my milk drinking habits are disgusting, you should see the vegetables I eat. They grow in dirt, fertilized with composted animal feces.

Have a nice day.

[onyx]

LOL.
God bless and keep you.

[BykrBayb]

Thank you.
:)
And God’s blessings for you as well.