Listeria Blog - Missouri Group All But Calls Ban On Raw Milk Would Be Un-American - Comments

Raw Milk Advocate

marler@marlerclark.com (Listeria Attorney) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:28:24 -0800

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from 1973 to 2005, there were 19,968 outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with pasteurized milk and pasteurized dairy products. The largest single outbreak was in 1985 with 16,659 outbreaks associated with pasteurized milk. Not to mention the four deaths that occurred in Massachussetts in the fall of 2007.

Or put another way, more people get sick and die from consuming dead pasteurized milk than they do from consuming life giving unpasteurized milk.

raw milk advocate

marler@marlerclark.com (Listeria Attorney) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:28:24 -0800

This is the second time I've tried to post this comment. The first time it was not allowed on this blog.

Or put another way, more people get sick and die from consuming dead pasteurized milk than they do from consuming life giving unpasteurized milk.

steve

marler@marlerclark.com (Listeria Attorney) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:28:24 -0800

PASTEURIZED milk has been the source of many widespread outbreaks. A total for some of the documented outbreaks due to PASTEURIZED milk over the past few decades is 239,884 cases and 620 deaths.

http://www.realmilk.com/press-release-12mar07.html