NC Audit Concludes Grade 'A' Milk Inspections Too Lenient, Creating Health Risk

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — A new report from the State Auditor concludes Grade "A" milk inspections are too lenient and could be putting your health at risk.

The Department of Agriculture inspects 16 Grade "A" milk producers in Haywood, Buncombe, and Henderson Counties. There are no places the state Department of Agriculture inspects for Grade "A" milk in Madison County.

News 13 requested inspection reports for all of the places during the time of the audit, and counted 58 violations in 168 total inspections. The audit examined inspections from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. Some of the comments on inspection reports included:

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