The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is in the process of issuing proposed regulations (2/21/14 version) that would impose burdensome requirements on raw milk producers and restrict consumer access. It's currently legal to sell raw milk on the farm without any licensing or inspection requirements; no cases of foodborne illness have been attributed to the consumption of raw milk from an Illinois producer, according to records going back to 1999.
People fighting to keep raw milk flowing in Illinois need your help!
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Please forward this alert to others who are concerned about protecting locally-sourced nutrient-dense foods and preserving sustainable small family farms and artisan food producers as well as defending the rights to sell and to access the foods of one's choice from the source of one's choice.
