US FDA/CFSAN - On The Safety of Raw Milk
(with a word about pasteurization)
May 12, 2005
- If you encounter a raw milk vendor who tells you that his milk is safe because he/she has never had a pathogen determined to be present in their raw milk or their raw milk has never been involved in a foodborne outbreak, ask them if they are familiar with this story.
- The fact that they haven't yet found any pathogens present in their raw milk doesn't necessarily mean that such are not present. Much depends on the sampling and analytical methodologies used and they might not be looking for a relatively complete spectrum of pathogens when they test their milk.
- Never Had it' doesn't mean Never Will'.