Notice the phrasing that’s like “Due to some dumb stupid “laws” or whatever we have to label this “not for human consumption” so we can both pretend you’re buying it for that calf you have at home, as one does”

And the FL Surgeon General said people should drink it! We simply can't have it both ways, that such a Surgeon General is treated credulously by most of the press but the selfsame newsmen think you're obviously a moron if you listen to him. There's a wink wink here too, and it's killing people.

This precisely.

I think both sides of this equation are terrible (the farm and the mom), but one thing I’ve been wondering. Does raw honey come with a disclaimer saying it’s unsafe for infants? Just wondering bc I remember a few trad mom influencers thinking that was a good idea.

Honestly I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to feed any honey to babies under 1 even if it’s pasteurised (I have no babies but my mum is a beekeeper). But also I’ve never looked on my honey to find out! I’m in the UK though so the labelling/sales laws may be different?

I’m in the EU and the label here says “Not for children under 1 year”, although it’s in tiny font on the back of the jar so I question its effectiveness.

Yeah I knew you aren’t supposed to, but I guess my question was leading more towards if this milk requires a label, wouldn’t raw honey too? It sounds like some states already require it based on replies.

I mean, all honey should probably have it on there, it’s not something everyone knows about!

The raw honey I bought a couple weeks ago from a backyard beekeeper doesn’t say anything other than “raw honey”. The raw honey from Savannah Bee says not to feed honey to infants under one.

In California, honey for sale is required to be labeled as not safe for infants. Source: am California beekeeper

Yeah it's clearly meant to convince the reader that it's some nitpicky Florida regulation and not a real safety risk. And face it, most people don't read the label when they buy milk beyond the percent because milk is supposed to be one thing.

Yeah, which would suggest to a judge (you’d hope) that a reasonable person would therefore not understand that this means it is actually a risk. Like hell if people are that desperate to poison their kids make it hard to do, America!

Exactly. Kids shouldn't suffer for their parents' politics and stupid brainwashed beliefs.

Fuck I’d argue even the parents shouldn’t suffer for what is basically a terribly regulated series of propaganda campaigns and grifters preying on people who often don’t have a great level of education to begin with.

I have seen moms in local Facebook groups trying to find colloidal silver and raw milk for their kids. Personally I think that is child abuse. But I also know that CPS won't do a damn thing about it.

But then what possessed her to see "if you are hurt, we don't want to be sued" and assume that it's not going to harm her?

Years and years of propaganda and the US Minister of health saying “yeah it’s fine we need to change the law because it’s so fine”.

It's exactly what it's for. The whole raw milk thing relies on wink-nods. I honestly think that makes raw milk drinkers think that they are somehow beating the system, the way teenagers think smoking dope makes them cooler.