Raw Milk Blog

The State of Wyoming ordered Cody’s Hippy Cow Creamery to stop serving raw milk lattes. The Food Freedom Act’s author says the cease-and-desist has no basis in state law.

Studies linking raw milk legalization to increased illness measured raw outbreak counts without controlling for consumption. More recent research, adjusted for consumption volume, shows outbreak rates declining as legal access has expanded.

Dr. Leana Wen, former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, argues in The Washington Post that a broad anti-raw-milk crusade would erode public trust and distract from more important public health battles.

The three-bill package has cleared the House Government Operations and Rules Committees and is pending further House action.

The bill raises the on-farm raw milk sales cap from 100 to 1,500 gallons per month, permits advertising, allows farm-produced raw milk cheese, and mandates state-issued warning labels on all raw milk containers.

Raw milk foodborne illness is measured two ways in the epidemiological literature: per serving consumed and per consumer. Both metrics produce low absolute rates.

Judge rules against Like Wildflowers Homestead in its dispute with the Texas Department of State Health Services. The case continues to a June 29 hearing date.

Mammary glands produce no lactase. Here’s where the myth comes from, what actually does appear in bottled raw milk (and why), and what the science says about the widespread reports of people who say raw milk solved their dairy intolerance.

Multiple large European studies have linked raw milk consumption in childhood to lower rates of asthma and allergies. This article reviews what the research found.

Voluntary recall issued for seven raw cheddar cheese products on April 2, 2026, at the FDA’s request. No pathogens have been found in any Raw Farm or government-collected samples to date.

Pennsylvania Dept of Agriculture has advanced an amendment to 7 Pa. Code Chapter 59a that would allow licensed raw milk producers to sell raw butter legally. Final publication in the PA Bulletin is expected in Q2 2026.

HB179 was signed into law on March 26, 2026, removing the ownership requirement that had restricted retail raw milk sales to farms or farm-owned stores in Utah.