LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) – A bill filed Thursday at the state capital looks to open some sale limitations on raw milk in Arkansas.
According to KARK, House Bill 1048 would change state law to no longer prohibit the off-farm sales of raw goat, sheep, and whole milk.
If passed, consumers would be able to go to local markets to buy milk rather than going to dairy farms producing it.
Logan Duvall, owner of Me & McGee Market in North Little Rock, said he feels the bill is a step in the right direction, but he would like to see more work done to lift limitations under the 2013 law currently in place.
Professor of Internal Medicine at UAMS Dr. Robert Hopskins said that he had concerns about raw milk.
“Nonpasteurized cow’s milk is dangerous and should not be imbibed by any humans. Without pasteurization it commonly contains any number of viruses and bacteria which commonly cause human disease,” he said.
You can read more about the bill on KARK’s website.
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