Paul Schmitmeyer wrote:
> Please let me know what they got sick and/or died from when they drank raw
> milk. Was the producer grade "A". The reason I asked was that we live in an
> area with many dairy farms and in all the time I've been around I've never
> even heard of anyone getting sick from let alone die from unpasturized milk.
> Furthermore, as far as I know our herboligest(sp?) and their comunity highly
> recommends unpasturized milk because of its high nutritional value. Please
> shed some light on this.
> Thanks,
> Paul Schmitmeyer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas M. Hinds <dmhinds@acnet.net>
> To: Phil Gillman <pgillman@cafarmersmarkets.org>; sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
> <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>
> Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 3:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Raw Milk CSA's
>
> >
> >The "shareholders" will have to agree that the milk is not for human
> consumption, in order to relieve the producer / distributor from liability.
> That way, the subscriber would be responsable for any other use.
> >
> >>i've never know anyone who got sick from fresh milk,
> >
> >Unfortunately, I've known plenty who have and some died from it. The
> important thing is to be sure the cows are free from TB (Brucellosis too,
> although it's rarely lethal), and that handling avoids contamination from
> salmonella and listeria etc.
> >
> >DH
> >
> >
> >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
> >
> >On 21/05/99 at 10:39 AM Phil Gillman wrote:
> >
> >>You know, perhaps this would not be considered "selling" the milk if you
> >>word the CSA contract well- After all, the members are "shareholders",
> >>and the milk is their "dividend"
> >>
> >>No need for special "raw milk licencing" (which you may not need in VT
> >>any way)
> >>
> >>BUT, be sure to Include and indemnity from liability in the CSA
> >>contract, You know, make everyone aware that they are choosing to drink
> >>raw milk and that there may be some risks involved (although i've never
> >>know anyone who got sick from fresh milk, and i've been drinking it all
> >>my life- ;-)
> >>
> >>Best of luck-
> >>Phil Gillman
> >>pgillman@cafarmersmarkets.org
> >>
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