Did you write this yourself or just copy and paste from the WAPF? That was a lot of words to question a report without actually refuting a report. It only questions (poorly) the data and methodology in the report. And ignores other studies that have similar findings. Very much sounds like the articles from the WAPF. I've personally known 2 dairy owners that made a living selling raw milk that wouldn't put this much effort into an article recommending pasteurization so I have to be curious about your motivations. Just a contrarian? Vested interest?
The telling part is that with everything you wrote (or pasted), it only questioned the level of increased risk, but won't support a claim that there isn't a substantial increase in risk from consuming raw milk. There's a laundry list of pathogens that can be present in raw milk that are killed by even a low temperature pasteurization process. And every couple of years we get to hear about oubreaks from raw milk without an accompanying increase in foodborne illness from pasteurized dairy.
The funniest part is that there is no actual benefit to raw versus pasteurized milk. Every claim about increased nutrition or "beneficial microbes" have proven to be false. If it's a taste or texture issue, that's from homogenization rather than pasteurization. And even then, it's slight at best. Overall, the risk is substantially higher, even you want to argue about the percentage, the claimed benefits don't exist, and subjective measurements are just that. Buy raw milk if you want, and Lord knows I have for years, but calling into question the risks, especially for people with small children, is just irresponsible. Especially considering the recent Salmonella outbreak related to raw milk. I'm all for autonomy in food choice and bodily autonomy, but I still have to question why you would question or intentionally mislead people as to the risk of certain products. And with raw milk, it's especially true since most people will just buy at a store rather than knowing the dairy farmer and being able to ask about pathogen mitigation and cold custody policies on their dairy. What is your motivation for convincing unsuspecting people that the risks are lower?
Did you write this yourself or just copy and paste from the WAPF? That was a lot of words to question a report without actually refuting a report. It only questions (poorly) the data and methodology in the report. And ignores other studies that have similar findings. Very much sounds like the articles from the WAPF. I've personally known 2 dairy owners that made a living selling raw milk that wouldn't put this much effort into an article recommending pasteurization so I have to be curious about your motivations. Just a contrarian? Vested interest?
The telling part is that with everything you wrote (or pasted), it only questioned the level of increased risk, but won't support a claim that there isn't a substantial increase in risk from consuming raw milk. There's a laundry list of pathogens that can be present in raw milk that are killed by even a low temperature pasteurization process. And every couple of years we get to hear about oubreaks from raw milk without an accompanying increase in foodborne illness from pasteurized dairy.
The funniest part is that there is no actual benefit to raw versus pasteurized milk. Every claim about increased nutrition or "beneficial microbes" have proven to be false. If it's a taste or texture issue, that's from homogenization rather than pasteurization. And even then, it's slight at best. Overall, the risk is substantially higher, even you want to argue about the percentage, the claimed benefits don't exist, and subjective measurements are just that. Buy raw milk if you want, and Lord knows I have for years, but calling into question the risks, especially for people with small children, is just irresponsible. Especially considering the recent Salmonella outbreak related to raw milk. I'm all for autonomy in food choice and bodily autonomy, but I still have to question why you would question or intentionally mislead people as to the risk of certain products. And with raw milk, it's especially true since most people will just buy at a store rather than knowing the dairy farmer and being able to ask about pathogen mitigation and cold custody policies on their dairy. What is your motivation for convincing unsuspecting people that the risks are lower?