| We're taught as early as elementary
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| | "Milk is a good source of the
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| school about the French chemist
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| | vitamins thiamine, folate, B-12, and
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| Louis Pasteur and his famous invention:
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| | riboflavin, and pasteurization results in
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| pasteurization. This is the process
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| | losses of anywhere from zero to 10
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| of heating food to kill bacteria,
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| | percent for each of these, which
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| viruses, mold, yeasts and other
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| | most would consider only a marginal
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| potentially harmful organisms. The
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| | reduction," says Sheehan.
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| first pasteurization test was performed
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| | Further, "Pasteurization will destroy
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| back in 1862, after Pasteur noticed
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| | some enzymes," says Barbara Ingham,
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| that microorganisms could contaminate
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| | Ph.D., associate professor and extension
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| beverages (he later extended this to
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| | food scientist at the University of
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| the theory that microorganisms could
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| | Wisconsin-Madison. "But the enzymes
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| contaminate humans and animals as well.).
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| | that are naturally present in milk are
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| But pasteurization did not
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| | bovine enzymes. Our bodies don't use
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| immediately become the gold standard for
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| | animal enzymes to help metabolize
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| milk production in the United
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| | calcium and other nutrients."
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| States.
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| | The Case for Raw Milk On the other
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| In fact, at the end of the 19th
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| | side of the fence are those who say
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| century "swill dairies," in which
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| | pasteurization is unnecessary if
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| cows were raised in horrible conditions
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| | cows are raised in clean environments,
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| and reportedly fed swill from liquor
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| | and radically changes the structure
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| distilleries, were a major problem.
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| | of the milk, resulting in an
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| The milk from these dairies was of
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| | entirely different, and potentially
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| such poor quality that it was
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| | harmful, food. According to the
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| thought to be contributing to the high
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| | Weston A. Price Foundation:
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| death rate of urban infants at the
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| | "Pasteurization destroys enzymes,
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| time (the yearly death rate of U.S.
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| | diminishes vitamin content,
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| infants in cities was about half of
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| | denatures fragile milk proteins, destroys
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| the yearly birth rate). Thus, a
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| | vitamins C, B12 and B6, kills
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| crusade began for certified raw
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| | beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens
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| (unpasteurized) milk, which would
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| | and is associated with allergies,
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| ensure certain purity levels of milk and
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| | increased tooth decay, colic in
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| regular inspections of dairies.
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| | infants, growth problems in children,
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| "Though more and more milk was being
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| | osteoporosis, arthritis, heart
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| pasteurized, pasteurization was seen
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| | disease and cancer. Calves fed
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| by many as a stopgap measure that would
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| | pasteurized milk do poorly and
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| no longer be needed once the
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| | many die before maturity. Raw milk sours
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| production and distribution of milk was
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| | naturally but pasteurized milk
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| more carefully regulated. Certified
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| | turns putrid; processors must
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| milk was the model for the
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| | remove slime and pus from pasteurized
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| production of better milk everywhere,"
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| | milk by a process of centrifugal
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| said Ron Schmid, ND, author of The
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| | clarification." Raw milk,
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| Untold Story of Milk. Yet by
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| | proponents say, is an outstanding source
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| the early 20th century, milk supplies
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| | of beneficial bacteria such as
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| were still of poor quality, and
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| | lactobacillus acidolphilus, vitamins,
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| thought to be involved in many disease
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| | enzmes and calcium. Further, they
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| outbreaks, leading authorities to
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| | say that sickness resulting from raw
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| push for mandatory pasteurization of
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| | milk is rare--instead, it is pasteurized
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| all milk except certified raw
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| | milk that is often implicated in
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| milk. "Not until the 1930s did
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| | outbreaks of food-borne illness.
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| commercial dairy interests, segments
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| | According to Mark McAfee, founder of
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| of the medical community, politicians and
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| | Organic Pastures Dairy, which
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| public health agency officials and
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| | produces a full line of raw organic dairy
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| their allies in the media begin a
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| | products for retail sale, "During
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| campaign first to smear all raw milk and
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| | the period 2000 through 2004 there
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| then to eliminate its availability
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| | were several listeria-related food
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| and sale," Schmid said. Thus began
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| | recalls in California associated
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| the compulsory pasteurization of milk and
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| | with pasteurized milk products and
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| the great debate that has spanned
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| | ice cream. During this same period
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| centuries: Is pasteurization one of
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| | more than 12 million servings of Organic
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| the greatest discoveries, or greatest
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| | Pastures products were consumed and
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| setbacks, of our time? The Case
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| | not one person complained of illness
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| for Pasteurization "[Drinking raw
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| | and not one pathogen was ever found
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| milk is] like playing Russian roulette
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| | either by the state, FDA or Organic
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| with your health," says John
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| | Pastures." Organic Pastures then
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| Sheehan, director of the Food and
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| | hired a laboratory to perform an
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| Drug Administration's (FDA) Division of
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| | experiment. The lab added 10 million
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| Dairy and Egg Safety. "We see a
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| | counts of pathogens to one-milliliter
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| number of cases of food-borne illness
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| | samples of organic raw milk and
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| every year related to the
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| | found that the pathogens not only
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| consumption of raw milk." According
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| | would not grow but they also died off.
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| to the FDA, raw milk may contain any
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| | The lab concluded: " ... Organic raw
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| number of disease-causing organisms,
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| | milk and colostrum do not appear to
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| including campylobacter, escherichia,
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| | support the growth of pathogens ..."
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| listeria, salmonella, yersinia and
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| | As it stands, the sale of raw milk across
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| brucella. Aside from causing acute
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| | state lines is illegal. However,
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| diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting and
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| | sales of raw milk, either in retail
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| fever, these organisms may also
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| | stores or directly from the farm,
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| cause more serious conditions,
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| | are legal within 28 U.S. states. In
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| particularly among the elderly,
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| | other states, raw milk may be available
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| pregnant women, children or those with
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| | through cow "leasing" programs in
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| weakened immune systems. The
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| | which members purchase shares of a cow
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| FDA says pasteurization helps
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| | and can then use the milk how they
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| while also destroying bacteria that
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