Together with the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, RAWMI is taking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to court over legalization of raw butter! Currently, it is illegal to ship or sell raw butter across state lines. The FDA is denying Americans access to raw butter, which is a very powerful anti-inflammatory food, meanwhile we are suffering from more chronic illness! The FDA was petitioned about changing the raw butter laws in 2016; they are supposed to respond to Citizen Petitions within 180 days, but the Raw Butter Petition has had no response from the FDA for more than 3 years.
BENEFITS OF BUTTER
Raw butter is an exceptionally nutritious food. For instance, the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is found in the butter fat membrane that covers fat globules. ALP decreases inflammation in the body; it is associated with good health and less chronic illness, such as cardiovascular disease and Type-2 diabetes. Raw milk has 4% butter fat, but raw butter contains 86% fat and thus it is very high in alkaline phosphatase. ALP enzyme is destroyed by pasteurization.
BUTTER AND PATHOGENS
The FDA’s position is supposedly based on safety, but the science shows otherwise. Butter's low moisture, low pH levels, high fat content and salt levels inhibit pathogen growth. Safe raw milk makes ultra-safe raw butter with powerful health benefits.
The FDA should have no rational or reasonable basis for argument against raw butter and its legal access by all Americans. The courts should side with the facts and order the FDA to start regulating raw butter the way they regulate 60-day aged raw cheese, allowing it to pass freely all over America. Give Americans access to raw butter!
For more information, here are the official Press Release and Filed Complaint from the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund:
