Amish farm banned from selling fresh milk after sting operation by Feds

September 1, 2011

Amish Dairy Farm, Pennsylvania
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An Amish farm in Pennsylvania has been stopped from selling contraband milk after a year-long federal government sting operation.

The Rainbow Acres Farm was found to have been smuggling banned unpasteurised milk to customers in Maryland.

Raw milk drinkers claim that pasteurisation eliminates good bacteria and changes the taste.

But the Food and Drug Administration say unpasteurised milk can carry harmful bacteria such as salmonella, E.coli and listeria.

Sales are illegal in 11 states and the District, with other states having varying restrictions on purchase or consumption.