4 hours ago, DiggingDogFarm said:There is no doubt that potential risk exists.
Raw milk may be contaminated with brucella, listeria, salmonella, e. coli, or campylobacter.
So why do some people choose to consume high-risk foods such as raw milk, raw oysters, raw fish (sushi), raw beef (steak tartare,) raw egg, raw fruits and vegetables, etc.?
The answer is—flavor!
Those willing to accept the risk should be permitted to consume whatever THEY choose!
Certainly they should. But they should also accept the responsibility of consuming such foods deliberately. Do you know about the mushroom poisoning of a family in the Bay area a year ago? They picked and ate mushrooms that looked like ones they had harvested before but these were the "death cap" variety.
The entire family was hospitalized and an adult woman and a toddler required liver transplants. They had no insurance and no funds so the TAXPAYERS of Calfornia paid for their exotic taste in foods. Several years ago, I think in the late '90s, there was a spate of people affected by parasites from seafood, I think it was mussels. They too were treated and not all had insurance and therefore we paid for them also. Since they harvested the seafood, there was no restaurant or supplier to sue to recoup the cost of their treatment.
People have to be treated and I have no argument when they become ill THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN - as in the case with the botulism in the cheese sauce at a roadside place a few months ago - but when someone deliberately engages in KNOWN risky behavior, they should be prepared to foot the cost of their treatment if they become ill, i.e. have INSURANCE for medical care.
