Sunday, August 28, 2016

Raw milk sickens Detroit children



Two children in Detroit have been sickened with E. coli because they drank unpasteurized milk.

Their parents own shares in cows so they can bypass regulations and obtain raw milk. Michael Schmidt of Ontario has pursued the same loophole.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is investigating separate cases in Oakland and Wayne Counties and is reminding residents of the potential risks associated with consuming raw milk.


“The public should be aware that raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products have not been heat treated and, therefore, pose a potentially serious risk to human health,” said Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical executive for MDHHS.

It's one thing for adults to accept the risks involved, but quite another to expose innocent children to these obvious dangers.