FDA Sale/Consumption of Raw Milk-Position Statement (M-I-03-4)
- "strongly advises against the consumption of raw milk"
- "Raw milk, no matter how carefully produced, may be unsafe."
- In the court case Public Citizen v. Heckler, 653f. Supp. 1229 (D.D.C. 1986), the federal district court concluded that the record presents "overwhelming evidence of the risks associated with the consumption of raw milk, both certified and otherwise".
- The court stated that the evidence FDA has accumulated concerning raw milk "Conclusively shows that raw and certified raw milk are unsafe" and "There is no longer any question of fact as to whether raw milk is unsafe".
- http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/mi-03-4.html