date:Jan 16, 2013
A century ago, terribly unsanitary conditions and practices existed at dairy farms and in the milk-supply chain; dangerous additives mixed into the milk compounded the problem. Milk was a life-threatening substance for people, especially babies, to consume. Children died.
The Indiana state health commissioner at the time, Dr. John Hurty, led an intensive fight to make milk safe for consumption. Through regulation and state statutes, the additives were banned, and the cleanliness of the dairy in