There is a lot of information out on the Internet and conventional news sources on the Raw Milk issue these days. Unfortunately, the time and space allocated to the subject on the various news media, is so tiny that usually only the sensationalism of one small aspect of the argument tends to come through.

It’s a complex issue in the arena of debate, but for most advocates of raw milk consumption the rules are simple and confidence high, that consumption of raw milk from  healthy, grass fed cows poses less risk than most foods at the local supermarket.

Are there reliable scientific studies and statistics
to back up this confidence in the value
and safety of quality raw milk? 
Why don’t you decide ?

Here is a way to get down to the “nitty gritty” of key points presented by both sides of the argument, I highly recommended down-loading the documents available through the following links.

1. Raw Milk Advocate’s Presentation:
This 70 slide Microsoft Powerpoint presentation by Lee dexter and Sally Fallon covers FIVE major areas of consideration in the “big picture” view of the raw milk movement. The topics covered are as follows:

• The Safety of Raw vs Pasteurized Milk
• Health Benefits of Raw vs Pasteurized Milk
• Economic Issues
• Legal issues
• Trends In Various US States and Overseas
• Suggested Reading 

  CLICK HERE for PowerPoint Presentation (582Kb)

2.  FDA Slams Raw Milk:
Back in 2005 the US FDA/CFSAN – Division of Dairy and Egg Safety, made a presentation to the NCIMS (National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments) “On The Safety Of Raw Milk (with a word about pasteurization)”. 

The NCIMS, by the way, is “governed by an Executive Board comprised of representatives from state and local regulatory agencies from three different geographical regions, FDA, USDA, industry, and laboratories and academia.” 

The presentation was made via a 69-slide presentation. The mood of the conclusions of this presentation could be best conveyed by one of the concluding slides which featured a quote by John F Sheehan (author of the presentation) in FDA Consumer, 2004, which stated that “Drinking milk or eating raw milk products is like playing Russian Roulette with your health”

Really!?
Download and read the detailed response (below)
and see if you agree.

The following links provide the same slides presented at the NCIMS with a slide by slide response/rebuttal (backed up with EIGHT pages of references) to their argument It is a GREAT education in and of itself.

CLICK HERE for Slide by Slide Response

CLICK HERE for Associated References

I have included the links above for convenience, as they are sourced from www.realmilk.com. This is a comprehensive resource on the subject as is the www.westonaprice.org website.

For those in Australia
I would also recommend www.realmilkaustralia.com  and www.nourishedmagazine.com.au as points of contact for local information.

Further Recommended Reading:

The Untold Story Of Milk by Ron Schmidt N.D. a naturopathic physician who has been prescribing raw milk for his patients for nearly 25 years.

URGENT: Raw Milk in California has had a perfect safety record yet new laws are in place (AB 1735) to eliminate raw milk sales in California. Check out Organic Pastures and see how you can lend a voice to getting a reversal on AB 1735.

REMEMBER, California Raw milk has a perfect record of ZERO pathogens detected at Claravale Dairy and Organic Pastures Dairy since 1927. That’s 80 years of raw milk testing history, demonstrating its safety.

Why regulate such a food out of existence, when consumers have a clear choice to consume or not? What is going on? Why isn’t the same regulatory zeal applied to additives such as ASPARTAME,for example?

In support of continued education for healthy living.
Sven