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Girl Nearly Dies From Raw Milk, Farmer Faces Little Punishment
Original: A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
A California girl nearly died after drinking raw goat milk from an unlicensed farm, according to a ProPublica investigation. Regulators had evidence against the farmer but chose not to pursue punitive action. The report says California is full of black-market dairies sustained by consumer demand driven by misinformation about raw milk's benefits, and that enforcement of safety rules remains weak even in serious illness cases.
Why now: Renewed concern over raw milk safety risks and weak state regulation after a child's near-fatal illness.
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Evidence
- A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It. · ProPublica
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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