Apparently the Feds set up an elaborate sting operation to catch Amish Farmers selling raw (unpasteurized) milk to customers. A practice that is legal in 10-12 other states. While we still have real criminals and crime rings to catch and put an end to, I don’t think it is too much to ask to ask the FBI set up sting operations on mob bosses instead of the Amish.
There are arguments to both sides of the story. Both are dumb. One is right.
The argument against is that unpasteurized milk isn’t safe to drink and therefore should be illegal to purchase.
The argument for is that unpasteurized milk is healthier for you because it still has “good” bacteria and also tastes better.
They are both dumb arguments. First off, drinking unpasteurized milk should not be said to be dangerous, but more risky than drinking pasteurized milk. Eating shards of glass is dangerous. There is no benefit and almost certain danger. Not wearing a seatbelt is risky, but in and of itself, not dangerous.
I don’t know what unpasteurized milk tastes like so I can’t attest to that. But science has shown no proven benefits of drinking raw milk. They’re making the wrong argument. The argument they should be making is, “it’s my money and his milk and by golly I’ll drink it!”
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Milk actually has third alternative. That is a process called flash pasturization. The result is pasturized milk and not homogenized which makes large retailers and chain supermarkets not carry the product.
Flash pasturization takes raw milk to temperature that pasturizes but does not kill good bacteria and other critters. That means it kills the TB germs but not healty bacteria and enzymes. It is quickly cooled.
It does have different taste. Usually only farmers who market it have it. It can sometimes be found at organic food stores. It can be had at Happy Cow Creamery in Piedmont, South Carolina. They make the best chocolate milk you ever had.
Ed K