SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health has received hundreds of public comments about regulations it is considering for the processing and sale of unpasteurized milk.

State regulators want to create a two-tier system of permits and inspections that would apply to milk from cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo and other hoofed animals, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported (http://bit.ly/1s1ma3U ). They must weigh the risk of illness posed by consuming raw milk against claims by some that it is healthier than pasteurized milk.