US: Raw milk: To drink or not to drink - (American Council on Science and Health)
March 28, 2008 – 7:02 pmhttp://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsID.1146/news_detail.asp
For many people, the concept of drinking unpasteurized milk may seem foreign. After all, you cannot legally purchase raw milk in eighteen states, and in four others it can only be purchased as pet food. Even if you could purchase raw milk in your local grocery store, would you want to? Hasn’t raw milk been recognized as a microbial hazard since pasteurization began in the 1920s? Apparently not, since there seems to be a growing interest in drinking raw milk, as noted in a recent Boston Globe article.
What is drawing people to raw dairy products? If you have ever had the opportunity to sample fresh milk straight from the cow or unpasteurized cheese from Europe, you will understand that flavor is one explanation. But for some people it goes beyond flavor and has to do with supposed health benefits and buying local products.
There have been some studies suggesting raw […]
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