A lot of traditional European hard cheeses are raw (parmesan, gruyere, Lincolnshire poacher) and I've never heard of anyone getting E coli from parmesan.

I'm guessing this is more down to generally rubbish US food quality than anything else, it's not like raw milk where it's a "health" fad, raw cheese is just normal in a lot of European countries.

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stefanfisk 19 hours ago | parent [-]

Dry aged cheeses are safe to eat unpasteurized. Raw milk and relatively fresh cheddar are a lot riskier.

	▲	ifwinterco 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		True, there are some soft cheeses (Brie I think and various French cheeses) that are traditionally unpasteurised. I think pregnant women are normally told not to eat Brie in the UK for this reason. Even traditional Cheddar is normally pasteurised in the UK