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cliffelam  ·  4446 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Raw Milk Co-Op Farmer Acquitted Through Jury Nullification

Dude, there is a reason we pasteurize milk - it has nothing to do with flavor and everything to do with food safety.

Heck, I used the eggy version when I make Caesar salad or hollandaise sauce - though I rarely make either anymore b/c I'm eating healthier.

Just saying that salmonisis is yucky.

-XC

PS - Shouldn't be illegal. If you toast off granny or baby using raw milk, well, government's job isn't to swaddle people.





cc  ·  4446 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Considering it's deemed safe in most of the world, including most countries in Europe (with proper inspections), I'd think that the dangers of raw milk are a bit overblown. I dare say there might even be some lobbying involved.

But hey, I find the idea of eating raw fish or raw beef revolting.

cgod  ·  4445 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do Europeans still drink canned milk?

cc  ·  4444 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't know, I live in the US right now. I also don't know what canned milk is.

mk  ·  4446 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Tangential, but I was surprised to find that the reason I like my organic milk so much is because they pasteurize it at a higher heat (probably due to a lack of antibiotics). That caramelizes the sugars, and makes it slightly sweeter. It's also why the shelf-life is much longer than non-organic.

On topic, I agree that adults should be able to drink what they want. However, if you are selling raw milk, you should have to alert people to it, and if it's at a sufficient scale, get inspected/tested.

cliffelam  ·  4446 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Reasonable enough, testing wise. I'm not a big-L libertarian, just a minimalist kind of guy.

Did not know that about the organic milk. AFAIK, the temp for heating milk (or eggs) is pretty precise. Wonder why they'd go higher?

_XC