Two
children in Detroit have been sickened with E. coli because they drank
unpasteurized milk.
Their
parents own shares in cows so they can bypass regulations and obtain raw milk.
Michael Schmidt of Ontario has pursued the same loophole.
The Michigan
Department of Health and Human Services is investigating separate cases in
Oakland and Wayne Counties and is reminding residents of the potential risks
associated with consuming raw milk.
“The public
should be aware that raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products have not
been heat treated and, therefore, pose a potentially serious risk to human
health,” said Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical executive for MDHHS.
It's one thing for adults to accept the risks involved, but quite another to expose innocent children to these obvious dangers.
