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Raw Farm, formerly known as Organic Pastures, is an American company that produces raw milk (milk that has not undergone pasteurization to be removed of pathogens) or dairy products made with raw milk. Their products are made in Fresno and Kings counties in California. [1]
Compared to conventional milk farms, organic milk farms produce significantly less milk per cow and cost more to operate. [15] Organic dairy co-ops have been a successful economic survival strategy for small to medium-sized producers in the American midwest. [16] Organic milk accounts for 18% of milk sales in the US and was worth $2.5 billion ...
The sale of raw milk cheese is permitted if the cheese has been aged for 60 days or more. [80] The FDA reports that, in 2002, consuming partially heated raw milk and raw milk products caused 200 Americans to become ill in some manner. [81] Most public health organizations, including the CDC, hold to the need for pasteurization. [82]
Mark McAfee, who leads the California-based Raw Farm and founded the Raw Milk Institute, teaches others about the benefits of raw milk for human consumption. But there are risks, as well.
Mark McAfee, founder of Raw Farm USA, formerly Organic Pastures, is selling more raw milk than ever, up to 80,000 gallons a week. Raw Farm USA is the world’s largest raw dairy brand, operating ...
Experts don’t consider drinking organic raw milk to be an effective harm-reduction measure, either. “Pathogens can still be borne by organic milk and pose a problem for humans,” Pasquariello ...
American raw milk. Pasteurization is a sanitation process in which milk is heated briefly to a temperature high enough to kill pathogens, followed by rapid cooling.While different times and temperatures may be used by different processors, pasteurization is most commonly achieved with heating to 161 degrees Fahrenheit (71.7 degrees Celsius) for 15 seconds.
Since 2006, Raw Farm — formerly known as Organic Pastures Dairy Co. — has been involved in 13 recalls, including the three bird-flu-related ones from last month.