GOT RAW GOAT MILK?
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any Americans are shopping at farmers market, buying organic foods, joining food cooperatives and raising animals for food and milk. Be aware - Drinking raw milk or eating foods made with raw milk has certain risks and may cause serious illness.
Know the Facts Before You Indulge What are the Risks? Raw milk may contain harmful bacteria and other germs that can make you very sick. Getting sick from raw milk can mean many days of diarrhea, stomach cramping, vomiting, and may even cause miscarriages. You may also develop life threatening diseases that can result in paralysis, kidney failure or death.
Can drinking raw milk hurt me or my family? Yes. Raw milk and raw milk products, including soft cheeses, ice cream, and yogurt, can be contaminated with harmful bacteria and other germs that can cause serious illnesses, hospitalization, or death.
What about milk from grass-fed goats. Is that raw milk safe? Who is at Risk? No. Raw milk from either grass fed or We are all at risk. However, the risk grain fed animals may contain harmful is greater for infants, young children, bacteria or germs. There is always a older adults, pregnant women, and chance the milk is not safe. people with weakened immune systems such as those who are sick. How can I Avoid Getting Sick? Simple. You can decrease your chances by drinking or using only pasteurized milk or eating products made with pasteurized milk.