November 2006
The recent raid on the farm of Michael Schmidt, the farmer from the Town of Durham (near Owen Sound), who has been charged with operating a milk-processing plant without a licence, presents some interesting issues on whether raw milk should be legally sold in Ontario.
People have been drinking raw milk for years with no ill-effects, myself included when I was young and would visit my aunt and uncle’s farm. I haven’t had any for years and that is a personal choice.
I do understand that there are genuine health concerns with the sale of raw milk. However, it is kinda hypocritical that the Ontario government has a problem with someone selling raw milk, to customers who know what they are getting I might add, because of “health reasons”, but they have no problem collecting tax money off cigarettes. Is it just me, or is there something wrong here.
