Real Life Stories Real Dangers of Raw Milk
Several families offered to share their stories on video to help raise awareness about the potential risks and negative effects on health from drinking contaminated raw milk. More about their experiences can be found on the Real Life Stories page.
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Nicole Riggs developed an E. coli O157:H7 infection after drinking raw milk in May 2008. -
Larry Pedersen had just turned one year old when he suffered an E. coli O157:H7 infection in 2008. -
Chris Martin, developed an E. coli O157:H7 infection in September 2006 after drinking raw milk. -
Mari Tardiff became ill with a Campylobacter infection after drinking raw milk in 2008. -
Kalee Prue, a 27-year-old mother of one, became infected with E. coli O157:NM in June 2008.
Real Raw Milk Facts All the Latest News
- Minnesota Health Officials Investigate Salmonella Illnesses and Raw Milk Cheese
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Twelve people have become ill with salmonellosis linked to eating a raw Mexican-style cheese, queso fresco, and state health officials are warning consumers about the risks of consuming unpasteurized dairy products. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the City of Minneapolis are investigating the outbreak and the source of the raw milk used to make the cheese.
- Just One Vote Keeps Ban on Raw Milk Sales in Montana
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The Montana Alliance for Raw Milk (MTARM) fell just one vote short Thursday, meaning it will remain illegal for anyone in the Big Sky state to sell raw milk for human consumption.
And it was a wild ride
- Montana Passes Raw Milk Bill With “Big Sky” Size Loophole
- Two Major Farm Groups Take Opposite Tack on Raw Milk
- Sale and Delivery of Raw Milk Goes Down “The Funnel” in Iowa
- Two Dozen Now Sickened in AK Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak
- Raw Milk Study Leads Indiana to Keep Mandatory Pasteurization
- Raw Milk Deliveries to Twin Cities Trips Up Michael Hartmann
- Washington: Avoid Dungeness Valley Creamery Raw Milk Products Due to E. coli Contamination
- Alaska: Investigation of Campylobacter Outbreak Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk
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What are the real benefits and risks of drinking raw milk?
A group of scientists gathered together and compiled the best available information about raw milk to provide consumers with a better understanding of key health and safety issues associated with the consumption of unpasteurized dairy products.
Real Raw Milk Facts provides information about key topics such as how the food safety track record of raw milk compares with that of pasteurized milk and whether raw milk from grass-fed cows and goats on pasture is safer than milk from animals raised on grain. It also answers questions like, “Is raw milk a probiotic food?” and “Are raw milk cheeses safe?”
The answers to these and more questions can be found in the Hot Topics section of this site.
“People should be able to buy raw milk if they want to, but we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to some of the food safety concerns.”
Michael Pollan, Author
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Seattle Times, March 2010
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