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[–] Methodical_Science@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This will almost certainly cause a rise in neonatal Listeria cases from maternal transmission...which even if the child survives, can leave them with lifelong disability and functional dependency. Through no fault of their own...just their parents.

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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 160 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Fun fact: nearly 40% of all foodborne illnesses were caused by raw milk consumption. Pasteurization has reduced that number down to less than 1%, except in places where raw milk consumption is still allowed.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Been only buying organic milk for 10+ years now out of preference, it stays fresh for much longer than normal milk. This is because USDA Organic milk is ultra-pasteurized in almost the same way as shelf-stable milk.

I searched and found this article and they reported that there's virtually no difference in nutrients between the options:

https://www.100daysofrealfood.com/is-ultra-pasteurized-milk-bad/

So if all the nutrients are the same, the only difference in less pasteurization is more bacteria. Fuck that!

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Conservatives Embrace Raw Milk

Not seeing the problem, here.

Regulators Say It’s Dangerous

…And? We need a little chlorine in our gene pool. If the dumbest and most ignorant segment of America wants to kill themselves, it’s an adult making an adult’s decision. It can only improve society if they do.

My only objection kicks in when kids end up in the cross hairs of that stupidity and ignorance.

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[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Why do these fucking morons always want the objectively worst thing? The absolute dumbest thing you can think of and they're all for it. Why is the world like this now? I can't fucking stand it. "Let's get rid of the FDA and OSHA!" Like, what the fuck is this horse shit. This shouldn't be allowed to happen! I'm legitimately losing my sanity more and more each day.

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[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 27 points 1 day ago (4 children)

stop. don’t. come back…

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

help.... police.... murder

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[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Unfortunately it's not that simple. Avian flu and other viruses can potentially spread from cows to humans, where it's more likely to mutate and spread. It's never the risk-accepters that suffer most. It's always the sick, the poor, the very young and the very old, and the healthcare workers who suffer. The people who refused to get vaccines or take even basic precautions with COVID killed a lot of people, while the vast majority of those assholes survived.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Avian flu and other viruses can potentially spread from cows to humans, where it’s more likely to mutate and spread.

Every single person that contracts the HPAI H5N1 virus is a few billion chances for the virus to mutate and generate a strain that is able to spread from person to person. These people are throwing dice over and over and when they come up snake eyes, we are all going to lose.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

But then the fault is obviously DEI, because it made the birds gay or something...

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[–] cybersin@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

And when more parents start giving their kids raw milk, what then?

Forcing kids to eat dangerous food is child abuse.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (21 children)

Can anyone explain to me why conservatives love raw milk so much? Is it like more profitable or something? Why the hell does this keep coming up?

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 101 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Science-denying anti-intellectualism mixed with "you can't tell me what to do!"

[–] Zier@fedia.io 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Exactly. And we should exploit that by telling them it's not safe to consume Arsenic or lick a lead bar multiple times a day, every day. They'll be like, "oh yeah! watch me lib tard!". And the population will shrink. :)

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey, it turns out that lead acetate is a natural, calorie-free, sweetener! In fact, the ancient Romans used it. The FDA doesn't want you to use this because they're in bed with Big Sugar and the Splenda people.

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[–] __nobodynowhere@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

It's the hip new way to feel rebellious and tell the government "you can't tell me what to do" while the government fucks them over and steals their future for a quick pay day.

It's a carefully orchestrated distraction.

They're like toddlers. You tell them they shouldn't and they will do everything in their power to do it anyways. They don't believe in science so everything is a "radical far left jewish space laser" conspiracy to take away their freedumbs.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

They are going to harm their own children, too, which is the real tragedy here.

[–] Etterra 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As much as I delight in watching stupid people suffer stupid consequences, the problem here is the same with their anti-mask bullshit - diseases spread. Bird Flu, or something else, could end up being the next COVID pandemic because these fuckwits are gullible as shit. Then they spread those diseases to the most vulnerable people around them, including children. These kinds of people are why I sometimes regret being an artist. If anyone belongs in hell, it's people who hurt kids.

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

Not trying to be rude, it just genuinely went over my head, what does being an artist have to do with it?

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