What do you think about the raw milk trend?

[Anonymous]

This woman tells me she uses raw milk and cream.. ehhhh, I don't think I am down for that.. and she is VERY passionate about it.

[purplepoppy]

Same as any trend. Its people more influenced by what they see on social media than actual facts. If you look back to the 1950s a quarter of all food borne infections came from drinking unpasteurised milk. Even today in the UK which has strict regulations on its sale its not unusual to trace campylobacter outbreaks back to farms selling it at the gate. Listeria, TB, camps, mastitis, faecal coliform etc are all a greater risk in raw.

Sure you'll find lots of farmers who'll tell you they drink straight from the milking bucket and it's never done them any harm but if you chat to the microbiologists who test milk you won't find any who'd touch the stuff

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

People can do with their bodies as they please, I prefer pasteurized milk because that means it can’t grow the bacteria that causes food poisoning. If they don’t, that’s their business.

[Asker]

She can eat whatever she wants. I don't want to... and she would obviously want our hypothetical children to also

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Lmao let’s not freak over people who don’t exist yet

[seeyounexttuesday]

I've had raw milk once, it's amazing. So much more flavor than pasteurized milk.

[Ariesman81]

Trend? It use to be the standard.