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My great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather and grandfather all had milk cows on their farm. They and their family all lived healthy active lives well into their 90s. My father is now 88 and continued to have fresh raw milk products available to us.

Milking cows was an everyday part of my daily chores while growing up and with the hard work of my grandmother and mom we all enjoyed the benefits of yogurt, cottage cheese, whey, butter, buttermilk, cheese and best of all, ice cream.

Now all of a sudden the FDA has deemed raw milk unhealthy. Really! What other fairy tales would they like us to believe and embrace? We all know these actions by the FDA are only being pushed to create a monopolized dairy market, forcing us to accept a lower grade product. “Got Milk?” A great advertisement slogan from the dairy industry. Now it seems if you answer that question with a Yes, they will take it away.

DAVID HERN

Coeur d’Alene