Colorado Bill Would Allow Raw Milk Sales

Jennifer Brown

The bill would allow dairy farmers to sell raw, or unpasteurized, milk from their farm or at farmers markets and roadside stands

Coloradans could buy raw milk at farms, farmers markets and roadside stands — but not grocery stores — under legislation aimed at giving consumers the power to choose their own food.

The “food freedom” bill would open up direct sales of unpasteurized milk, or milk that hasn’t been heated to kill bacteria, from farmers to customers, but would not impact a creative workaround that for decades has allowed people who want raw milk to get it by purchasing shares in a sheep, goat or cattle herd.

Under a proposal that got a 7-0 vote in its first Capitol hearing Thursday, dairy farmers could choose to instead open up raw milk sales at their farm, or drive their containers of milk to farmers markets and roadside stands and sell them to any customers who stop by.

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Proponents of raw milk say its enzymes help with digestion and its vitamins and minerals come with numerous health benefits.

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Via https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/19/raw-milk/

 

6 thoughts on “Colorado Bill Would Allow Raw Milk Sales

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  2. Why is the Colorado government getting involved? Can’t dairy farmers sell theit own milk? The exceedingly long history of the FDA, USDA, CDC, and sub-bureaucracies in all the states makes for a huge drain on individual budgets and the nation as a whole.

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  3. Raw milk is illegal on the federal level in the US and farmers who sell it have been raided and prosecuted by the FDA. I think Colorado is attempting to offer protection to their farmers against over-zealous FDA officials.

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