Senior arrested for selling raw goat milk products

A 76-year-old Fallbrook woman was charged with a misdemeanor on August 28 after illegally selling unpasteurized dairy products she made from the milk produced by her pet goat.

Alicia Santacroce had been milking her goats and making cheese products her entire life and sold the excess she couldn’t use.

“People really enjoy it,” she said. “I use garlic and chives from my garden mixed in with it.”

In late August, Santacroce left a notice at a local market stating she was selling raw milk goat cheese. A man responded, buying three packs of her homemade product.

Within a few hours, Santacroce was vi...