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There are dangers with raw milk, but to my knowledge no one in my immediate family has gotten ill from raw milk, despite drinking it daily for the last 20-some years.

However, it's from our own dairy, and we know and trust our own sanitation/storage.

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Ferret7446 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> despite drinking it daily for the last 20-some years

That should be "because" not "despite". Your body needs to acclimate to the microorganisms/contaminants in your foods. It's quite likely if you gave that same raw milk to someone who lives very cleanly, it would make them quite sick.

This is quite common when people from developed areas travel to much less developed areas.

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kstrauser 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

FWIW, I'm totally OK with that. You have the personal knowledge to make an informed decision and can take direct steps to ensure your own safety. I see that as a whole different category than actively seeking out unpasteurized milk for routine consumption.

By analogy, my neighbors raise chickens, and they occasionally eat them. I wouldn't think twice about that, or about eating a dinner they shared with me. But darned if I could imagine regularly tracking down raw chicken in a wet market instead of buying it from an FDA-inspected place.

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ecocentrik 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thank you for the disclosure and the anecdotal account but no sane person would expect an unbiased take on a product from the person that produces that product. Also, it doesn't get much fresher than owning the cow or the dairy.

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giraffe_lady 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I had an uncle that drove without a seatbelt for 20 years, saying almost exactly the same thing. He did end up dying of lung cancer so maybe you're on to something.

	▲	MrLeap 10 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's easy to dodge a lot of bullets when each one has a ~ε% chance of hitting you. It's interesting how often situations occur where there's a whole lot of people who are RIGHT even though they sound like they have opposed opinions. Can the human mind unravel the mysteries of why it might be okay to drink raw milk from your own cows while holding large scale commercial endeavors to a higher standard? I think it's possible. I'm optimistic.
	▲	steve_adams_86 10 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I'll continue wearing my seatbelt to protect myself from lung cancer, in that case.

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graypegg 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah it's the microorganisms that cause food poisoning. There's not some magic unalienable property of pasteurized milk that makes it safe, it's just much less likely to contain microorganisms.

So if you're controlling for risk in other places I think anyone would be fine with that.

But the impact of 1 bad batch of milk getting mixed into a supply for an entire region, is a lot worse than your small scale. The risks probably aren't as well controlled at other farms as well.

Definitely think a difference in scale is a difference in kind here.