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The law legalizes raw milk sales, but requires "not for human consumption" labeling.
Jun 10, 2024
By EMILY WOODRUFF
A bill legalizing the sale of raw milk in Louisiana is set to become law, despite warnings from state and federal agencies that consuming it is risky amid an outbreak of H5N1, or bird flu, in cattle.
The bill, HB467, passed unanimously in the House to a chorus of mooing lawmakers last month. The bill was later watered down in the Senate after the Louisiana Department of Health estimated it would take roughly $900,000 a year and seven employees to regulate raw milk for human consumption.
Eventually, legislators agreed raw milk could be sold, but only with labels that say "not for human consumption" and warn of the potential for "harmful bacteria." Lawmakers acknowledged that the label likely would not prevent people from drinking it, which is legal.
"I don't care what you do with it after you get it," said Sen. Stewart Cathey, R-Monroe, during a Senate Agriculture meeting. ...
https://www.nola.com/news/healthcar...cle_ef80a924-19c6-11ef-af97-1b2e6a39985a.html
Jun 10, 2024
By EMILY WOODRUFF
A bill legalizing the sale of raw milk in Louisiana is set to become law, despite warnings from state and federal agencies that consuming it is risky amid an outbreak of H5N1, or bird flu, in cattle.
The bill, HB467, passed unanimously in the House to a chorus of mooing lawmakers last month. The bill was later watered down in the Senate after the Louisiana Department of Health estimated it would take roughly $900,000 a year and seven employees to regulate raw milk for human consumption.
Eventually, legislators agreed raw milk could be sold, but only with labels that say "not for human consumption" and warn of the potential for "harmful bacteria." Lawmakers acknowledged that the label likely would not prevent people from drinking it, which is legal.
"I don't care what you do with it after you get it," said Sen. Stewart Cathey, R-Monroe, during a Senate Agriculture meeting. ...
https://www.nola.com/news/healthcar...cle_ef80a924-19c6-11ef-af97-1b2e6a39985a.html