Raw milk is at a crossroads again

Few people were born when the forces behind milk pasteurization launched the first major attack on nature’s perfect food. In 1945, Coronet magazine published an article titled “Raw Milk Will Kill You,” blaming raw milk for an outbreak of brucellosis in the American town of Crossroads that killed one-third of the residents. he accused. Reader’s Digest picked up the article and published it a year later.

There’s just one problem with this “report.” There was no town called Crossroads, and there was no brucellosis epidemic. This entire story was a fabrication, aka a “lie.” And the lies about raw milk have been going on ever since.

Unfortunately, the fictional Crossroads story paved the way for laws banning the sale of raw milk, starting in Michigan in 1948.

This is another example of lies about raw milk (referenced in a previous post)¹ But it’s worth repeating). In 2007, John F. Sheehan, a BS/JD from the Dairy and Egg Safety Division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (USFDA/CFSAN), created a PowerPoint presentation showing that raw milk is malignant. created. This was presented by Cindy Leonard, MS, at the 2005 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipping (NCIMS).²

As shown in the table below, all 15 reports that Sheehan cited linking raw milk to foodborne illness outbreaks are seriously flawed. For example, in two of the 15 studies, the study authors showed no evidence that anyone had consumed raw dairy products, and in one of those cases, there was no outbreak. Not a single study found that pasteurization prevented outbreaks.

Fast forward to the current uproar over avian influenza in dairy cows. There are more lies, and they are very clever lies, but they are lies nonetheless.

A press release dated March 25, 2024 states:³ The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state veterinary and public health officials are investigating “a disease outbreak among primarily older dairy cows in Texas.” Announced. , Kansas, and New Mexico, causing decreased lactation, loss of appetite, and other symptoms. ”

The agency claims that unpasteurized milk samples taken from sick cows in Kansas and Texas have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Officials blamed the outbreak on contact with “wild migratory birds” and possibly cattle-to-cattle transmission. The press release specifically warns against consuming raw milk, a warning repeated in numerous publications and Internet posts.

According to a press release, the national laboratory confirmed the presence of HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) through testing, but the type of test used to detect this so-called viral disease was not disclosed.

Lie #1: Researchers discovered the HPAI virus in the milk of sick cows

Officials have not detected the virus in milk or other secretions from sick cows. The CDC has not yet responded to repeated requests for evidence that the HPAI virus has been isolated from the body fluids of sick chickens or other animals.^Four Canada also has no health or agricultural agencies.^Five Japan,⁶ England⁷ and europe⁸ provided evidence of isolated avian influenza viruses.

Studies that show true isolation of viruses from body fluids (sputum, blood, urine, lung fluid, etc.) of any virus, as well as all studies found in a PubMed search that claim to “isolate” the virus. There isn’t one. of all animals, birds, and humans.⁹

The truth is that “viruses” act as flagellants for environmental toxins, and captive animal systems are full of them, such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia from waste.^Ten Furthermore, there are toxins in the feed, such as arsenic added to chicken feed, and mycotoxins, tropane, and β-carboline alkaloids contained in soybean meal.¹¹

By blaming a virus that doesn’t exist, agricultural authorities can avoid stepping on the toes of big industry and further public disgust with the animal confinement system.

Back in 2006, researchers Crowe and Englebrecht wrote, “Avian influenza virus H5N1: There is no evidence of its existence, pathogenicity, or pandemic potential. Any causal relationship other than ‘H5N1’ has been omitted.” Published a paper entitled.¹² Nothing has changed since then.

The homework is as follows. Contact USDA. Aphispress@usda.gov We will then ask you to provide evidence of the HPAI virus or the virus isolated from the milk of sick cows.

Lie #2: National laboratories confirmed the existence of HPAI through testing.

There is no word on the type of test used, but it is almost certainly a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test. PCR tests detect genetic material from pathogens or abnormal cell samples and allow researchers to make many copies of small sections of her DNA or RNA. This test is not designed to determine or diagnose disease, but rather to amplify or increase specific genetic material.

Each “amplification” is twice the material. Amplifying it by 30 times makes it negative. If it is amplified 36 times or more, it will be positive. With 60 rounds of amplification, everyone will “test positive” for whatever bit of genetic material is thought to have the potential to cause disease.¹³ If you want to show that there’s a pandemic going on, just amplify, amplify, amplify. Folks, this is not a valid test and is not good science by any stretch of the imagination. Especially since the virus never existed in the first place.

How many times have our health authorities amplified samples obtained from milk from sick cows? Be sure to ask when you email Aphispress@usda.gov as evidence of a virus.

Lie #3: “Viruses” are highly pathogenic.

According to the Wall Street Journal, one person working at the dairy plant – just one person – became ill and tested positive. Avian influenza After exposure to dairy cows presumed to be infected with H5N1 avian influenza.¹⁴

This individual reported red eyes, or conjunctivitis, as his only symptom, which could be explained by exposure to any of the many airborne toxins on the confinement dairy farm. (How are they treating the disease? With vitamin A and herbal eye drops? No, the poor sod is being treated with toxic antivirals.)

According to the CDC, the disease in humans ranges from a mild infection with upper respiratory and eye-related symptoms to severe pneumonia. If the “virus” is so virulent, we would expect many workers working around these sick cows to end up in the hospital…but so far we have not heard of any such stories. Is not …

Lie #4: Drinking raw milk can give you bird fly infections, but pasteurized milk is safe.

According to medical biologist Peg Coleman,¹⁵ “Recent risk communication from CDC, F.D.A.and USDA Transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus or HPAI (subtype H5N1) to humans through raw milk is as follows: no supporting evidence of Virus transmission from raw milk to humans In peer-reviewed literature.

Ann extensive scientific evidence From peer-reviewed literature… not support the hypothesis By these U.S. government agencies, [nonexistent] HPAI is transmitted to humans through milk milk. Or route via food or cause illness. Additionally, scientific evidence does not support the recommendation that consumers avoid raw milk and raw dairy products. [emphasis in the original]. ”¹⁶

Coleman notes that a series of bioactive components in raw milk, including cow’s milk, destroy pathogens and strengthen the intestinal wall. “Many of these bioactive components in raw milk are heat sensitive and may be absent, inactive, or present at low concentrations in pasteurized milk.

Multidisciplinary evidence shows that raw milk from healthy cows is not inherently dangerous, consistent with the CDC’s 2005-2020 trend evidence and evidence of benefits and risks. There is no scientific evidence that HPAI in raw milk causes disease in humans. ”

Additionally, while the USDA, FDA, and CDC assure the public that pasteurization makes milk safe, they note that “milk from infected animals is being diverted or destroyed,” and that pasteurization alone does not guarantee safety. suggests that it will not. In any case, sales of industrial pasteurized milk continue to decline inexorably.

Fortunately, raw milk drinkers are already skeptical of government announcements and are good at spotting lies. Raw milk dairies large and small are all reporting strong sales. The current bird flu scandal is just another crossroads in America, a series of lies promoted by a dishonest dairy industry seeking competition.

About the author

Sally Fallon Morrell is the author of the best-selling cookbook, Nourishing Traditions, and many other books on diet and health. She is a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation (westnaprice.org) and founder of A Campaign for Real Milk (realmilk.com).Visit her blog nutritiontradition.com.

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