Now, about all those 35 people in Wisconsin who are supposedly sick from drinking Zinniker farm raw milk

Here’s an interesting critique that questions what has been recently reported as “fact” in news stories about the 35 people supposedly sick from raw milk in Wisconsin. This is from Kimberly Hartke and it’s titled “BIAS AND INACCURACIES IN WISCONSIN REPORTS ON RAW MILK ILLNESS”. Kimberly Hartke is a publicist for the Weston A. Price foundation.

Washington, D.C.—September 22, 2009–According to the Weston A. Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition information organization, a September 16, 2009 news release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is typical of official anti-raw milk statements, replete with bias and inaccuracies to create the impression that raw milk should be singled out as a dangerous food.

Dr. Ted Beals shares his perspectives on the Michael Schmidt trial and discusses the two different kinds of “raw milk”

We’re “reprinting” this recent article by Dr. Ted Beals from Kimberly Hartke’s blog where she published it September 15th, as part of her “Michael Schmidt month”, and where it’s subtitled “Witnesses for Prosecution, Defense Testified to Two Very Different Milks”.

Dr. Ron Hull from Australia and Dr. Ted Beals from Michigan spoke at the International Raw Milk Symposium in Toronto January 2009. Both were witnesses at the Michael Schmidt raw milk trial.

In the United States we are busily pursuing various legal, legislative, and administrative actions to make access to raw milk more available and minimize the interference from state authorities. In Canada there is a flat prohibition across all Provinces.

Michael Schmidt has been patiently and persistently pushing his government to acknowledge the fundamental right of families to select the type and source of their food. He is not the only crusader, but he certainly is the most visible.  Among his various battles is an action to force the constitutional issue of the legislative prohibition on the sale and distribution of milk in its fresh and unprocessed form.   Michael asked me to assist in this action by serving as one of the two expert witnesses he was allowed to bring to the court in Newmarket, Ontario.