This year mainstream media and health authorities have railed hard against raw dairy consumption, claiming that not only is it not any healthier than conventional, pasteurized dairy at the store, it could also be a catalyst and springboard to spread bird flu.
The WinePress has documented this a number of times this year in discussing the ongoing avian influenza craze – which you can read the full coverage of that here.
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported on dozens of salmonella cases that have been linked to raw milk from a Californian farm. The outlet cited Seattle-based food safety lawyer Bill Marler, who is representing clients who say they got sick from the contamination.
Marler blamed the state for not reacting sooner and highlighted recently published academic papers that soured on raw milk’s touted benefits. He wrote (excerpts, emphasis his):
CDPH Mission Statement: “To advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities.”
CDPH failed in its Mission when it failed to alert the public that a producer of raw milk in the State of California had sickened at least 165 (likely larger) with Salmonella, Campylobacter or E. coli both in the State of California and three other unnamed Sates. And, nearly 40% of those sickened were 5 or younger. And, all sickened by Salmonella people’s stool cultures were a whole genome sequence match to each other and to samples of raw milk. These facts would have been an opportunity to both alert the public to the risk and to educate and “[t]o advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities.”
Instead CDPH sends out this sad excuse of a public announcement yesterday – still saying nothing of value “[t]o advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities.”
Interestingly today Harvard Health published the following – Why drinking raw milk can be dangerous.
Despite some claims to the contrary, drinking raw milk is not safe. Health experts say that germs in raw milk could make you seriously ill.
Drinking raw milk means taking a big chance with your health, [Dr. Michelle Chan of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital] believes. “My advice,” she said, “is to take heed of the research, be aware of the risks associated with drinking raw milk, and in general, avoid drinking it.”
Also today Physician’s Weekly posted – “Less than Half of Adults Know Dangers of Raw Milk.”
Few Americans understand the health risks of drinking raw milk, a new survey shows, so experts are redoubling efforts to get the word out on its dangers.
The contamination reportedly came from a Fresno supplier called Raw Farm, owned by Mark McAfee. McAfee was the subject of scrutiny back in May when the mainstream press really began to ramp up attacks and warnings against consuming raw dairy. SEE: Media Launches Shaming Propaganda Campaign Against ‘Idiots’ Who Drink Raw Milk Amidst Bird Flu Fears
At the time McAfee told reporters: “People are seeking raw milk like crazy. Anything that the FDA tells our customers to do, they do the opposite.”
In a follow-up statement that MSM did not print, McAfee told The Epoch Times:
I’ve had several customers say that whatever the FDA tells them to do, that they will do the opposite. They understand that this is part of an ongoing smear campaign against the industry, and they are instead going to listen to their farmer. They’ve run out of attacks, and this bird flu scare is only the newest version.
It is not contagious to humans at all. The science shows that there are no genetic markers indicating it has the capacity to skip to humans. None.
With this purported salmonella outbreak, ‘McAfee told USA Today on Thursday that the business issued the October recall voluntarily as soon as it discovered one cow in its herd of 800 was infected. According to McAfee, the milk initially tested clean due to the dilution effect of being mixed with the healthy milk from the rest of the herd.’
The paper went on to write:
Raw Farm broke its larger herd into units of 20 to identify the infected cow and promptly took the cow out of the herd, he said. As of November 2023, cows are tested every week in sets of 20 to ensure low product risk.
“We regret that there was some salmonella but our consumers are still coming,” said McAfee, who said the farm has seen 30% sales growth year over year since COVID. “We’re building a new creamery, we’ve never been stronger as a brand and we’re growing like crazy,” he said.
The issue, McAfee said, is a “major disconnect” between government regulators like the FDA and brands like Raw Farm that “threaten them.”
USA Today went on to state: ‘Fringe ideas of health and nutrition have captured the attention of social media consumers who buy into trends like homesteading, “tradwife,” “all-natural” and other wellness ideas pushed by self-proclaimed wellness influencers.’
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Genesis 18:7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. [8] And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
What did the world do without pasteurization for all these years? They must have all gotten sick and died
The propaganda is not going to stop but only get worse. I have been documenting for months this same gaslighting nonsense is hitting nearly identical beats and chords that we saw and heard during the Covid plandemic; and the deaf, dumb, and blind masses will fall for this too.
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1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; [2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; [3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Friends, mark it down and remember: ‘they’ are not going to relent, they are going to try and take away access to raw dairy and pasture-raised meats. You need to resist this, fight against it, pray against it, pray that the Lord protects you and your family and that he provides for you in these coming troublesome times, because they are here now. Warn who you can and network with farmers who are doing things the right way, and do not cave in.
1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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” . . . Anything that the FDA tells our customers to do, they do the opposite.” CORRECT! Because ‘we’ are smart and don’t fall for ‘your’ propaganda!
“What did the world do without pasteurization for all these years? They must have all gotten sick and died” EXACTLY!!!
I completely agree with your last paragraph of your statement because it has already started. we are fighting here in Canada as they are tracking people here who support local farmers and closing them down through threats more likely.
One local farm store that has been the front for so many other organic farms of ours was running for years before we found it and now they have managed some way to scary them so much they closed the store down for good.
Please pray for the church in Canada brother as we try to support them as much as we can and encourage them to not give in.
Make sure to always speak with your farmers too as the goonies coming around are telling lies about the people supporting them so that they either don’t sell to them or compromise their food.
Be on high alert and make sure to always have charcoal at a moment’s notice for poisoning of any kind. Jesus taught me that.
Stay strong, and I surely will continue to keep warning others about this. One of the farmers buy from has said that he is prepared to go on the “black market” just so he can sell raw milk and pastured-raised meats, if it comes to that, and I think it probably will.