Raw milk is milk that has not gone through the pasteurization process, which is a key food safety step that applies heat in order to kill microorganisms that can cause disease, says Meghan Davis ...

Raw milk does not contain probiotics. Another common claim involves the supposedly gut-healthy probiotics in raw milk. Yet, that’s not true either.

Raw milk is legal for retail sale within California, ... Probiotics must be non-pathogenic, whereas raw milk can contain bacteria that make people sick, the FDA said in its warning.

Raw milk does not contain probiotics. Another common claim involves the supposedly gut-healthy probiotics in raw milk. Yet, that’s not true either.

Evidence does not support those assertions, and it’s more likely that the “probiotics” in raw milk are just those aforementioned bacteria, which can cause serious illness in even healthy people.

Two raw milk drinkers tell The Post all the benefits they experience from their unpasteurized dairy, from better digestion to clearer skin, but an infectious disease expert still warns that it can ...

Proponents argue that raw milk produces its own lactase thanks to beneficial bacteria, or probiotics. But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella ...

Raw milk doesn’t go through pasteurization, ... Probiotics must be non-pathogenic, whereas raw milk can contain bacteria that make people sick, the FDA said in its warning.

The “good” bacteria are not well-defined, and the risks posed by potential pathogens far exceed any minor probiotic benefits. Myth: Raw milk is safe if it comes from a clean farm.

By definition, probiotic microorganisms must not cause illness, but raw milk contains several bacteria that can cause illness, such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter. Therefore ...

Yet, despite the Raw Milk Institute’s claims of “clean, safe raw milk,” the CEO’s own farm has been at the center of 11 illness outbreaks and subject to as many product recalls since 2006.