The milk industry!
March 10, 2026Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced H.R. 7880 on March 10, 2026 – the latest and most politically significant push yet to lift the FDA’s decades-old prohibition on transporting raw milk across state lines.On March 10, 2026, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced H.R. 7880, the Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2026, in the 119th Congress. The bill would prohibit any federal department, agency, or court from interfering with the interstate transport of unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for direct human consumption – stripping the FDA of the regulatory authority it has used since 1987 to effectively ban raw milk from crossing state lines.
And yes, that’s from a milk industry website.
Why are they doing this? The usual political talking points: “food freedom,” “small farm rights,” and “less federal regulation.” It echoes the same mindset seen in anti-vaccine movements.
What’s wrong with raw milk? Like anti-vaccine rhetoric, it ignores the role of public health. Raw milk can spread disease.
Common diseases associated with raw milk:
- Salmonellosis – causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps
- E. coli infection – can range from mild diarrhea to severe kidney complications
- Listeriosis – especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, and older adults
- Brucellosis – can cause long-term fever, fatigue, and joint pain.
- Tuberculosis – historically spread through contaminated milk
People with weakened immune systems, children, pregnant individuals, and older adults are especially at risk.
Once again, it’s about “me, me, me” and not “us.”
So today, I award the coveted Cuckoo Award to Congress for its idiocy in bowing to the milk industry.
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