The raw milk revolution : behind America's emerging battle over food rights /
David E. Gumpert ; foreword by Joel Salatin.
- White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2009.
- xxix, 254 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface : why the sudden concern about food rights? -- Introduction : why raw milk so inflames the passions -- Why is the government kicking around a bunch of small dairy farmers? -- Raw milk and the upside-down world of food-borne illness -- Why are we still debating pasteurization? -- Picking up the pieces -- Raw milk and the cases of the disappearing pathogens -- What are we to make of so much anecdotal evidence? -- Is raw milk really healthier? -- How dangerous is raw milk, really? -- E. coli O157:H7 and the education of Mary McGonigle-Martin -- When it comes to food, how much freedom should we have to take risks? -- Nine words ignite a raw milk battle, California-style -- A test of belief systems.
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Milk--Microbiology--United States. Bacterial diseases--Prevention. Medical policy--United States. Food law and legislation--United States. Milk--Sterilization--Law and legislation--United States. Raw milk--United States.