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Raw milk cheese: Another sterile debate

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On Sept. 18 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed one person had died and several people in B.C. and Alberta were ill from eating E. coli-contaminated raw milk cheese produced at a B.C. farm. As soon as the recall was announced, the media went into full frenzy and the usual “debate” about the safety of
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Ontario farmer continues dairy fight

An Ontario dairy farmer is appealing his conviction of producing, selling and distributing raw milk to the Ontario Court of Appeal. Michael Schmidt, who farms northwest of Toronto, was charged in 2006 following an undercover police sting operation into his dairy business, which supplied 150 families with raw milk. Each family had paid $300 for
Country Crossroads

Health Canada Raps Raw Milk, Again

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Health Canada has issued a sternly worded warning against drinking raw milk because it could contain bacteria that can make you seriously ill. It has issued advisories about raw milk in the past. This isn t the first statement from the department about the dangers of raw milk. As usual when it releases food safety
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Pros And Cons Of Raw Milk Debated At NFU

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Public health authorities would be wiser to find a way to accommodate the growing consumer demand for unpasteurized milk than pushing it underground, says an Ontario dairy farmer recently acquitted of charges related to distributing raw milk. Durham, Ont. dairy farmer Michael Schmidt said he agrees with public health officials that raw milk is risky
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Raw Milk Targeted By Regulators

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Legal action in Ontario and British Columbia to reinforce bans against raw milk sales has won support from the Dairy Processors Association of Canada. “Human consumption of raw milk was one of the major sources of foodborne illnesses and a cause of infant mortality before pasteurization became widely utilized,” DPAC said in a statement. “Dairy
Opinion

Science Loses In Raw Milk Debate

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While most healthy people will recover in a week or so from small exposure to the pathogens that can be present in raw milk, for people with weakened immune systems such as the elderly, children and people with cancer, organ transplants or HIV/AIDS, exposure is dangerous, even fatal. There is a broad scientific consensus that
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Ontario Court Drops Charges In Raw Milk Case

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Ontario farmer Michael Schmidt was acquitted Jan. 21 on 19 charges of distributing raw milk and raw milk products, but that is probably not the end of his legal troubles. The provincial government is expected to appeal the decision by a justice of the peace to acquit Schmidt and overturn a $55,000 contempt of court

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