Comment / By comment / July 22, 9:41 a.m.

Let them drink the stuff… They must pay for their own health care if they get a touch of something though… Heck.. tax it like tobacco… since they will cost a lot to care for when they are reminded of what Louis Pasteur was up to… Public education has failed again…

Comment / By aed939 / July 22, 9:44 a.m.

I didn’t realize that individual counties could ban the sale of a particular food item in a state where it is legal.

Comment / By yay / July 22, 9:49 a.m.

“raw milk advocates are sponsoring a “pep rally” and lecture at the Northwest Institute of Ayurveda, in Arcata.”

Anyone who stops by has a 2 for 1 on completely quackery! Come dip your head in ghee and chug down raw milk. Voila! Instantly, you have no more joint pain, constipation, skin problems, and your affect is bright and sunny!

Comment / By sarah shevett / July 22, 12:39 p.m.

What was not mentioned were the very strict regulations for raw milk already in place in California. The state requirements for raw milk are stricter than even pasteurized milk, therefore raw milk might actually be cleaner and safer than pasteurized in California. Why is Humboldt the only county in the state that does not allow the sales of California legally approved and regulated raw milk? This local law must be changed.

Comment / By martha / July 22, 12:43 p.m.

Mandatory pasteurization is prevention for problems that occurred before dairy inspections, lab tests, etc. Current legal parameters for the quality of milk legal for human consumption are strict enough to prevent the pathogens that pasteurization kills. Isn’t it better to have clean milk that doesn’t need to be pasteurized ( cooked) than dirty milk that does need treatment?

Comment / By martha said it / July 23, 9:02 a.m.

Lucerne and co. need to sterilize their McMilk…their cows live in squalor. But not all farmers treat their cattle farms like rat cages. But that’s not the point of the article either. Only in America, land of the free, is “play at your own risk” is a thing of the past, and less processed, less chemically supplemented products cost more. But I guess that’s not the point of the article either.

“They” also say never eat raw eggs, but I’ve been adding them to smoothies forever.

Comment / By Alan Richmond / July 24, 11:02 a.m.

When I was a kid in the 70s my grandparents owned and operated a dairy in Arcata (where Cypres Grove is located now). They sold milk, butter and yogurt to the public on site and, through retailers and had contracts to supply milk to the elementary schools. All of that was pasteurized, of course. But we always drank raw milk, used raw cream and ate butter made from raw milk.

It seems many of the “problems” with raw milk predate modern refrigeration.

As is always the case, prohibition has created a black market, which results in inflated prices and an inability to hold problem producers accountable. Raw milk products need to be decriminalized.

Comment / By J. Alora / July 25, 11:54 a.m.

I’m fine with allowing the sale of “raw” milk. People should be allowed to take whatever risk they choose when putting things in their bodies.

However, the idea that “raw” milk has magic powers irritates me.

Comment / By Kerul Dyer / July 26, 7:09 a.m.

Apparently the authorities consider it a threat: Take a look at this footage of the LAPD raiding an organic food store, with guns drawn, on the search for raw foods…What are they so scared of??

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-raw-food-raid-20100725,0,4951907.story

Comment / By bev / Aug. 10, 6:42 p.m.

i wish i could buy clean raw milk. i believe it is much better for you than cooked (pasterized) milk. pasterizing seems to be a preservation measure. i’d rather have fresh raw milk, thank you very much!