unpasteurized

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The FDA has long warned against consuming raw, unpasteurized milk, citing risks of dangerous bacteria such as salmonella, listeria and E. coli that can lead to severe illness or, in rare cases, death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

This process helps reduce moisture and destroy harmful bacteria that may be present in unpasteurized milk.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

In one case, a worker who wasn’t employed on a farm but transported unpasteurized milk between farms reported conjunctivitis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

In late November 2024, however, California regulators recalled two batches of raw, unpasteurized milk from a Fresno dairy farm after bird flu virus was detected in the milk.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

The illness, which came from drinking unpasteurized milk, had sickened at least eight people in Smyth County that summer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly