Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 26, No. 1, p. 109-130 : Raw Milk in Context
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Date
2011
Authors
Byrne, Donna M.
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University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
The purpose of this Essay is to explore the societal forces that
resulted in the transition from small, low tech, labor intensive raw milk to the commercially produced pasteurized homogenized, often
low-fat milk available in grocery stores today. My goal is to shine the
spotlight on the changes in society that created an apparent need for
increasing the use of technology that became available at the turn of
the twentieth century. The current tensions surrounding raw milk—
and the adoption of technology and industrialization in milk
production during the past century and a half—highlight changes in
fundamental farming practices. There is a great tension in this area
between corporate agriculture and private farms. This Essay begins by describing the current legal status of non-pasteurized
milk and the controversy that surrounds it. Parts II and III
then look back to where we’ve been. Part II adds a brief history of
milk drinking in general, while Part III explores the social changes
that led to adoption of pasteurization. In Part IV, I acknowledge there
are no clear answers and identify areas ripe for further research.
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22 pages
Keywords
Milk, Raw milk
Citation
26 J. ENVTL. L. & LITIG. 109 (2011)