Raw Milk in Washington, District of Columbia

Public Citizen v. Heckler (1985, 1986) led to the 1987 federal ban on interstate raw milk sales, 21 CFR 1240.61. Sales within states were left to state law.

Kenya’s milk shortage deepened through October 2026. Officials now say farmers sell to informal buyers who pay more, as cartel claims spread online.

Commodity milk pays dairy farmers about $2 a gallon. Raw milk sold direct brings $6 to $20. What a farm makes depends on state law, customers and costs.

11 million US adults drink raw milk, ten times swill milk era New York. Twenty years of data show the 1850s death toll has not returned. Here’s why.

RFK Jr. could open interstate raw milk sales, fix FDA warnings and ease enforcement. He hasn’t used his position to do so. Here is how each option would work.

DATCP suspended Grassway Organics’ license and seeks $10,000 plus $50 a day. What the case means for raw milk access in Wisconsin.