Marler Blog - Minnesota Department of Health Responds to Hartmann Dairy on the Raw Milk E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak - Comments http://www.marlerblog.com/ Food Poisoning Lawyer & Attorney : Bill Marler : Marler Clark en Copyright 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 04:26:24 -0800 Wed, 16 May 2012 04:26:24 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss fred b It is not surprising that someone from Hartmann Dairy would try to bull their way out of this, but I'm glad the MDH was not cowed by their tactics. It seems that B.S. (or Steer S.) is a way of life for some; unfortunately they see fit to share it with the rest of us in ways we don't want. Well, we won't be penned in by such low tactics! It's time to move on to the truth.

Next, they'll be blaming the ewe for the whole thing, in another attempt to ram another sheep shot down the public's throat. But, who knows? They may chicken out!

]]> http://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/minnesota-department-of-health-responds-to-hartmann-dairy-on-the-raw-milk-e-coli-o157h7-outbreak/#9675 http://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/minnesota-department-of-health-responds-to-hartmann-dairy-on-the-raw-milk-e-coli-o157h7-outbreak/#9675 Case News Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:51:10 -0800 marler@marlerclark.com (E. coli Attorney) Tim I think the Minnesota Department of Health did a great job in this response, but you did not include the entire response (http://www.health.state.mn.us/foodsafety/alert/ecoli0610.html) and there are two things mentioned later that I found annoying. First, when addressing any raw milk benefits, they took the narrowest view possible saying there was no meaningful nutritional difference. You yourself have identified studies that linked raw milk consumption to improvement in allergies, which most people who suffer from allergies would say is a benefit. Second, they said that at best, an e. coli infection could cause two weeks of bloody diarrhea. What? At best, e. coli will be fought off by your immune system and you won't notice it. Again, generally the article is just what I want out of my Department of Health, but why did they have to put in a half truth and a lie, however venial they were? They already had it nailed. Those lines just cheapened the whole thing.

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