Heather CallaghanActivist Post
A creepy omen has taken place in Illinois. Health department agents
speaking at the department's Dairy Work Group meeting at the IL Corn
Growers Association saw a vacuum in raw milk regulations. Uh oh, got to
fill that void and tack on regulatory fines!
Did you know there's a Food, Drugs and Dairies division of their
Department of Public Health? It really does sound like dairy is being
lumped into drug regulations. Molly Lamb, division head, told
Pantagraph:
[T]he department is seeking to put rules in place because right now there are none.
Here's how it goes. In Illinois, from-the-farm sales of unpasteurized
milk are legal…for now. All other sales and interstate sales are not.
Recently, at least a few dozen people gathered to speak to the IL
Department of Public Health in Bloomington to peacefully protest the
proposed regulations. They held signs that said "Don't criminalize me"
and "Save family farms." The added regulations would burden the small
farms – they say it will threaten their livelihood – and inhibit access
from people who love raw milk and appreciate its nutritional benefits
and humane treatment of cows, including lack of hormones and
antibiotics.
How many conflicts can you find in these proposed rules:
