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Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 of this story. In 19th century New York, the war against swill milk was fought with education, legislation and determination, in an effort to stop the sale and use of ...

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A lithograph from the 1870s, during the height of the “swill milk” scandal. <em>(Courtesy of the Library of Congress)</em> By signing up, you confirm that you are ...

Our compulsion to consume milk sets it apart from other foods. This compulsion comes—or at least came—from our belief that milk not just “does a body good,” but is also “nature’s perfect food.” ...

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