Rep. Thomas Massie Introduces Bills to Legalize Raw MilkAdam Dick Raw milk and raw milk products, such as cheese and butter, are distinguished from other milk and milk products by having not been pasteurized. People may seek out raw milk and raw milk products for a variety of reasons, including because they desire better taste and nutrition. The US governments war on raw milk has real victims. Dan Allgyer is one example. Allgyer, an Amish farmer in Pennsylvania, was forced to shut downhis Rainbow Acres Farms in 2012 after a US district court judge ruled Allgyer had violated US law by selling to a buyers group in Washington, DC that the US Food and Drug Administration had infiltrated in a sting operation. Indeed, Rep. Chelli Pingree (D-ME), the lead Democrat cosponsor of the raw milk billscondemns the US governments overzealous enforcement in explaining her support for the bills: Below, from the Congressional Record, is Pauls May 11, 2011 statement regarding HR 1830: Adam Dick writes for the Ron Paul Institute for Peace Prosperity where this article first appeared. 