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Originally Posted by Narz  I don't mess with cow's dairy but I do enjoy raw goat's and sheep's cheese.
CA & CONN are the only states that allow raw dairy. Stupid America. |
I get it at farmer's markets in NY also there are ways around it....
Raw milk may be purchased from the farm in 28 states, under varying restrictions. In California, Connecticut, Maine, New Mexico and South Carolina, it may be purchased in stores. In every state but Michigan, raw milk may be purchased "for animal consumption."
The only real restriction is it can't cross state lines.
it does remind me however that big agricompanies push for these regulations because it pushes small farms out - a classic example is cider:
Toxic Regulation by David Schoenbrod, City Journal Spring 2006 The Apple Processors Association, dominated by large companies, urged the FDA to require that all juice be pasteurized. That would have been ruinous for small cider producers. At that time, equipment that pasteurizes in a flash cost upward of $70,000. Even budget pasteurizers cost $25,000, but they are prone to cook the taste out of cider and require extra employees to operate. Cider that tasted like canned apple juice, plus higher operating costs, spelled bankruptcy to Dan and Susan. Not so for the members of the Apple Processors Association.