Raw milk from a
farm in Colorado has sickened 20 people with campylobacteriosis.
The milk was
distributed by Larga
Vista Ranch, which is about 20 miles east of Pueblo, according to El Paso and
Pueblo county health officials.
The infections highlight the dangers of
drinking raw, unpasteurized milk, said Dr. Christine Nevin-Woods, El Paso
County Public Health’s medical director.
“Sometimes people think that raw foods of all
kinds are healthier,” she said.
“But in this case, raw milk is very dangerous
to be drinking.”
Despite the warnings, there still are dairy farmers who allow their families to drink unpasteurized milk. They pass off illnesses as "simply stomach flu". I just hope and pray the children don't get so sick they die or their health is compromised for life.
