Re: Re: Raw milk fans oppose new California dairy standards

[Guest guest]

Texas Raw for retail is 10 coliforms, dont know what

the big deal is all about. You would think that

producers and consumers would want it as low as

posible. Seems as the dairys get larger quality

control is harder to manage.

--- debbie_at_rainhaven

wrote:

> I don't know what other Grade A retail raw dairies

> in Washington state have

> had for their counts, but my bottled milk has been

> sampled almost every

> month since I got my Grade A retail raw license

> August 12, 2005, and

> most of the time there was NO coliform count at all

> found, and otherwise a

> a high of 2, with one time a count of 10; my total

> bacteria counts have all

> been under 2,000 and usually under 1,000 with this

> year frequently being

> under 250. Anyone looking at my process can see it

> is very simple and

> uncomplicated.

> http://www.rainhaven.com/dairy.html

>

> I wish this energy could have been put to asking

> California lawmakers to

> allow hand filling and hand capping of milk

> containers, so that there could

> be DOZENS of Grade A retail raw dairies in

> California (and in ALL

> states).... let's get some GOAT dairies licensed

> down in CA!!

>

> Debbie Higgins

> Rainhaven Grade A Raw Goat Microdairy

> Duvall, WA

> http://www.rainhaven.com/

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Raw milk consumers oppose new dairy standards set

> to take effect next

> > month in California that they say could outlaw

> some of their preferred

> > products.

> > The new law doesn't create an outright ban on raw

> milk, but producers

> > believe it could dry up supplies by setting new

> bacteria limits they say

> > are difficult to meet.

> (snip)

> > State officials, on the other hand, say producers

> should be able to meet

> > the standards, which they maintain are necessary

> for consumer safety.

> > The new standard, part of AB1735, takes effect in

> January, setting a

> > limit of no more than 10 coliforms per milliliter.

>

>

>

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