Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

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4. We drank raw milk in Ohio in the 60s and 70s. I knew the cow, it was inspected and ear tagged, certified ...

... by state inspectors, I knew the lady who milked her in a spotless milking room, and packaged in a milk room that was inspected regularly by the county.

I would never touch it now because regulations has been weakened and inspection regimes underfunded. Politics have made it unsafe. When I see a MAGA cowboy selling it here in Texas, I can see the cow hair in the jars, sometimes I see that slight pink tinge that tells me that this is days old, under refrigerated and starting to turn. Will not even get near their their soft cheeses.

Thanks a whole lot, Ronnie fucking Reagan. I got Brucillosus two years ago. It took a while to diagnose because while I live near cattle ranches, I have no contact with cattle or cattle dog or eat unpasturised dairy products. I know two other people who've had it - both veterinarians, one who has a local large animal practice and one who went to Montana to vaccinate buffaloes and got got stuck by a needle. It was no fun at all.