CT could play outsized role in Trump political battle over raw milk

CT Mirror – Sunday, December 22, 2024
By Jan Ellen Spiegel

Raw milk’s popularity has grown in Connecticut and elsewhere, despite recent headlines that have stirred even more controversy than the typical internet-driven debate over whether raw milk is a miraculous health food or a seriously dangerous product.

Among the current factors is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of Health and Human Services, who, along with his anti-vaccine and anti-fluoride views, is a big fan of raw milk. The deregulation, anti-government sentiments that Kennedy’s views engender have pulled in Republican support, whether they drink raw milk or not. Another factor is avian flu. Beyond racing through chicken populations, it is now infecting dairy cows in the U.S. and causing the disease in humans who have worked around sick cows.

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