date:Dec 04, 2012
a has required pasteurization of milk sold to the public. Pasteurization kills disease-causing germs by heating milk to high temperatures. Only milk sold for certain cheeses is exempted.
Lawmakers who reconvene in January are expected to take up the raw milk issue, but the board's report says legislators will face deeply held positions.
No consensus middle ground exists between the public health community that wants no raw milk sales to consumers and advocates who (do), the report adds.
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