Raw Milk Bill Draws Proponents, Detractors to Hearing
State Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, said that legislation he authored to expand options for selling unpasteurized milk in Texas quickly received praise from across the state.
“When I filed this bill during early filing, I got over 500 emails that week in support from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley,” Flynn said Wednesday. “It’s a product, there’s a public that wants it. If they can buy it at one place, they should be able to buy it elsewhere.”
Flynn's legislation, House Bill 46, would allow the sale of raw milk at farmers markets and other sites ...
Comments (14)
Kassie Beeson-Mays via Texas Tribune on Facebook
As a former Dairy farmer, I say that this is not a good idea. Milk needs to be pasteurized first.
Jake Edel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
@kassie - that is your opinion, but should I not be able to choose whether or not I can have raw or pasteurized milk?
Kelley Masters via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Raw milk is a legal product. Why can you buy a pack of cigarettes at a convenience store but not raw milk at a farmers market?
Rye Lee via Texas Tribune on Facebook
God forbid we allow people to make their own choices..
Matthew Nixon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
one word GROSS
John D Tinsley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
God forbid we expose people to a dangerous product. Then blame the government when someone gets sick and say why didnt you protect us.
Mac Mcclure via Texas Tribune on Facebook
My favorite Ronald Reagan quote is "The most dangerous words in the english language...Hi I'm from the government and I am here to help you"
Kim 'Thompson' Wright via Texas Tribune on Facebook
News flash, raw milk is LEGAL to consume already. The HB46 addresses where it can be sold.
Jennifer Brock via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It's not a bio-agent. No one is being 'exposed' to raw milk. And I'd be willing to bet that the people advocating for this bill
Jennifer Brock via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Aren't the kind of people who need the government to 'help' them make decisions.
Tommy Walker
Please get government intrusion out of our lives. Let consumers make their own choices.
If you don't want raw milk for yourself, don't buy it. But do not impose yourself on others.
Phillip Baker
I'm old enough to remember drinking raw milk right after milking on the farm. For folks who like milk, there is no better raw. The family drank it for generations without any problems. As for potential health problems, the current laws were written quite awhile ago and well before the much stricter regulations on dairies of today. Finally, cheese making is a hobby of mine. To be able to use raw milk to make cheeses the way it was made for centuries would be exciting. I'm an adult, fully capable of considering all the risks of using raw milk. I don't need the state (with the undoubted influence of milk lobbyists) micromanaging my decisions.
Dot Pate
Where is the freedom in having the government make your choices?
I drank raw milk every time we went to the relatives farm as a kid. Nobody got sick. Nobody questioned it. They sold the excess to neighbors. Whatsa matter with you people? Never been on a farm before? And they used glass containers. Always.
However, I will not buy pasteurized milk from my grocery store for many reasons. Nope! For one: It's in containers of plastic. Think about that.
Sergio Hernandez De Santos via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I like that quote too, but because HE was the Guvment