To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Legalize Raw Dairy
Make all raw dairy products legal to buy, sell and distribute; relinquish regulation of these products to local governments.
Why is this important?
Except for raw milk, the regulation of the sale of which has been left for each state to decide on its own, all other raw dairy products are either illegal to sell or highly regulated. Cheese made with raw dairy must be aged at least 60 days. This means it is against federal law for me to buy or sell raw milk mozzarella or yogurt, or to even serve these items in a restaurant. As someone who feels very strongly about the benefits of dairy, and is a strong proponent of its consumption, and as someone who feels even more strongly about the need for dairy to be consumed raw and unadulterated, I feel my civil liberties are being infringed upon not only because the sale of the dairy products I wish to purchase is illegal, and I am therefore obligated to make my own, but, more importantly, because I am unable to start a business that will share and make more available this entire group of incredibly nutritious, delicious and wholesome food.