Dive Brief:
- West Virginia has passed a new law allowing shared animal ownership, also known as a herd sharing agreement, as a legal way for residents to consume raw milk. All other raw milk sales are still illegal in the state.
- Last year, the governor vetoed a similar bill citing health risks, and local health officials were disappointed that he changed his mind this year.
- In a notable twist of events, lawmakers who drank raw milk after passing the bill became sick, though they say it was from other colleagues being ill rather than from the raw milk itself. The state Department of Health and Human Resources is investigating.