How dangerous is raw milk?
PRINCE GEORGE—The BC supreme court has once again dismissed a review of the provinces raw milk ban. However, the reason it was banned in the first place is because unpasturized milk can be lethal.
Dr. Rahul Walia, a resident medical health officer at Northern Health explains that unpasteurized milk can contain harmful bacteria like E.coli, salmonella, Listeria Campylobacter. Dr. Walia adds that these bacteria can “cause human health consequences. Most commonly, foodborne illnesses that can be very mild and can range all the way to very severe and can be as severe as leading to death.”