Raw milk sickens infant; lawsuit filed

Posted: August 1st, 2008 - 12:37am by Doug Powell

It’s always the kids.

As a father with four daughters and a fifth on the way, I relate to the let’s not make kids sick aspect of raw milk.

Proponents of raw milk say that is just so much statistical shit, and that hardly anyone gets sick from raw milk.

Except it is entirely preventable, and well-meaning people get sucked in by nutritional gobbledygook.

Like Angela Pedersen, who says her almost one-year-old Larry contracted E. coli O157:H7 from raw milk she bought at the Herb Depot and Organic Market in Monett, Miss.

"It was a living hell. I wouldn't wish that upon anyone. I don't know how many days I would look at my son and I didn't know if he was going to take another breath.”

The family's now suing that business. Pedersen says back in April she went to the store to buy almond milk. She says she was then told about the benefits of raw milk.

"We were approached and told that the goat's milk would be a better alternative. It's healthier than breast milk and it would be wonderful for him. We agreed to try it," says Pedersen.
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Comments

Orla says:

I really think someone should sue the Mother for being so stupid as to give raw milk to an infant.

Posted on August 1st, 2008 - 9:54am

Charlotte Stephens says:

I agree with Orla. The mom should have at least educated herself on the pros and cons of raw milk before giving it to her baby instead of listening to some supermarket guru trying to increase sales on his stock of raw milk.

Posted on August 1st, 2008 - 12:32pm

Phil says:

I am willing to ignore the ignorant and misinformed statements that have already been posted as comments.Either you yourself do not have children of your own, or think of yourself as too high and mighty to take adivce from what was thought as a trusted source.Would you not listen to the recommendation of a pharmacist? I realize that this is not a pharmacy, but they are making recommendations for peoples health.Goats milk is and can be used as a replacement for nursing children that have issues digesting other types of milk.The issue here is not that the milk was raw or what animal it was derived from. The issue should be that this raw milk was being sold in a market which is clearly against the law in this state.The store owner here was clearly in the wrong and should be held liable.I applaud this mother for taking the extra steps to care for her sick child.As a correction to this blog, the state in which it happened is Missouri, and not Mississippi.

Posted on August 2nd, 2008 - 9:55pm

Lisa Reed says:

Raw Milk may have its benefits but the risks are just too high. There is a reason that such a simple process like pasteurization was considered a major breakthrough and it is because it has helped so many lives.

Posted on May 24th, 2010 - 9:17am

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