Raw milk bills introduced but dairy industry fights back
March 28, 2014 | 03:00 PM
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, and a bipartisan coalition of 18 other lawmakers have introduced legislation to allow interstate sale of raw milk.
Massie added that he plans to introduce other “food freedom” bills this year.
Milk is generally regulated within states, but the Food and Drug Administration does not allow the interstate sale of raw milk for food safety reasons.
But the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association announced their opposition to the bills, saying in a joint news release that “any additional availability of the product will increase the number of sicknesses and deaths of people who consume it.”
Massie added that he plans to introduce other “food freedom” bills this year.
Milk is generally regulated within states, but the Food and Drug Administration does not allow the interstate sale of raw milk for food safety reasons.
But the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association announced their opposition to the bills, saying in a joint news release that “any additional availability of the product will increase the number of sicknesses and deaths of people who consume it.”
