FRAMINGHAM — The customers come into Eastleigh Farm’s modest retail store with a purpose.
The product they seek, unpasteurized — or raw — milk, is both controversial and scarce. The nearest other places that sell it are at least 45 minutes away by car, at dairy farms in Foxborough, Andover, and West Bridgewater.
Each jug — Eastleigh sells gallons for $9 and half-gallons for $5.50 — bears a warning, required by the state, on its bright yellow label alerting consumers that the contents have not been pasteurized, and stating: “Pasteurization destroys organisms that may be harmful to human health.’’ And before exiting, Eastleigh customers must sign a legal waiver agreeing to hold the farm harmless for any illness caused by drinking the raw milk.
Public health officials discourage the consumption of raw milk, saying it could cause sickness in the very young, very old, or those in frail health.
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