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Pasteurized milk causes illness too. The key factors are the health of the cows and handling of the milk. If the cows are unhealthy, or if the dairy processing

• YeGoblynQueenne 6y ago
  >> Pasteurized milk causes illness too. Of course. Pasteurised milk is not 100% safe to drink. However, it is much safer than raw milk: The rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk (often called raw milk) and products made from it was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 13-year review also revealed that the states where the sale of raw milk was legal had more than twice the rate of outbreaks as states where it was illegal. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0221_raw_milk_outbreak.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0221_raw_milk_outbr... Additionally, illnesses caused by pasteurised milk and dairy products tend to be less severe than those caused by raw milk: Thirteen percent of patients in raw milk outbreaks were hospitalized compared to 1 percent in pasteurized milk outbreaks. This may be because raw milk outbreaks were all caused by bacteria, such as E. coli O157, which tend to produce more severe illnesses, according to the study. Pasteurized milk and cheese outbreaks were often caused by relatively mild infections like norovirus and Staphylococcus aureus. (Same source as above). >> If the cows are unhealthy, or if the dairy processing is done in an unclean space, then there could be problems. Raw milk from healthy animals, produced and handled under the most strict hygiene standards can still cause illness: Can I still get a disease from raw milk and raw milk products if the animals are healthy, clean, and grass-fed or if the dairy is especially careful and clean when collecting the milk? Yes. Even healthy animals may carry germs that can contaminate milk. Small numbers of bacteria can multiply and grow in milk from the time it is collected until the time a person drinks it. If the milk is not pasteurized to kill germs, people who drink it can get sick. Methods for collecting milk have improved over the years but cannot be relied on to be sure milk is safe to drink. Raw milk from “certified,” “organic,” or “local” dairies is not guaranteed to be safe. Only pasteurization can make milk safe to drink. You can find pasteurized organic milk and products made from it at many local, small farms. https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/rawmilk/raw-milk-questions-and-answers.html https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/rawmilk/raw-milk-questions-an... >> See The Untold Story of Milk for analysis/references I'm sorry, but the book you recommend is a commercial publication and I don't wish to pay to read it. Could you please provide alternative references or analysis, that are free to read? For example, references or analysis from public health bodies, or scientific publications, etc would tend to be freely available.
  • bsima 6y ago
    > I'm sorry, but the book you recommend is a commercial publication and I don't wish to pay to read it I'm sure you'll find it via your uni library. Also realmilk.com has plenty of data and arguments, but ofc you won't read those because you think it is biased