Schmidt acquitted in raw-milk case

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Schmidt acquitted in raw-milk case

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Schmidt was acquitted in a Newmarket court this morning of 19

charges of distributing raw milk and raw milk products.

Justice of the Peace Kowarsky upheld the legislation, but said in

this case Mr. Schmidt did not break the law because he was distributing to

joint owners of cows and not the public at large.

Mr. Schmidt, a 54-year-old Durham region dairy farmer, and his supporters

(seen above after an earlier court appearance) say milk is healthier before

it is pasteurized, Canadian health officials deem it unsafe for public

consumption.

Ontario's Health Protection and Promotion Act makes it illegal to " sell,

offer for sale, deliver or distribute milk or cream that has not been

pasteurized or sterilized. " Consumption is legal, however.

About 150 people have purchased a membership in the cow-share

co-operative, paying a membership fee of $300 for partial ownership in one of

the 30

cows kept at Mr. Schmidt's southern Ontario Glencolton Farms.

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Red the entire incredible milk war story here as well as all about

Schmidt, plus why he is a folk hero to many, and who he is:

_http://www.realmilk.com/real-milk-canada.html_

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