Raw milk

In Minnesota, raw milk can't be sold in stores, and apparently it may not be legal to have local farmers deliver it to people's home stops where others can come to pay for and pick up the week's milk and other foods. A local dairy has been in the news here because some of the children from two families were diagnosed with E. coli. I understand the concern, but how is it that the state government won't allow people to make their own choice to buy raw milk if they choose to assume the risks, yet cigarettes continue to be legal, along with things like high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated (aka trans) fats? We also have lotions and other body care items full of parabens and pthalates, pesticides all over our foods, and a multitude of chemicals bombarding us whether we choose to be exposed or not, because our environment is inundated with them. It seems pretty obvious that the difference is that the local farmers who supply raw milk do not have near the clout with the federal and state governments that the huge agricorporations do. There is what I consider to be compelling evidence that raw milk from fully grass-fed cows in clean conditions is healthier to drink than the heated, homogenized milk in the stores. It's worth investigating for yourself. But whatever you decide, shouldn't we all have the right to decide for ourselves on this issue?