Yeah, the raw milk people can be convincing. I've been listening to Rick Rubin's podcast, and he had a recent episode on raw milk, with a guy who is apparently one of the biggest raw milk producers in California, and of course insists that his milk is healthy and wonderful. And like a dummy, I thought, hey, it's Rick Rubin, the great rec…
Yeah, the raw milk people can be convincing. I've been listening to Rick Rubin's podcast, and he had a recent episode on raw milk, with a guy who is apparently one of the biggest raw milk producers in California, and of course insists that his milk is healthy and wonderful. And like a dummy, I thought, hey, it's Rick Rubin, the great record peoducer, putting this stuff out there. He's a smart, creative person! Definitely knows what he's talking about, right? We'll, further reading on the FDA and CDC's websites reveals: maybe not. It's not just that these agencies are absolutely unequivocal about the dangers and lack of benefit of raw milk. It's that their argument makes sense: in order for milk to be safe, absolutely every step of the "grass to glass" process has to go exactly right. Without pasteurization, which heats the milk to kill bad bacteria, there is no safeguard. Random testing can be and is done, but accidents are still going to happen, with very bad results. I still like Rubin, and I'll still follow his podcast, but you really can't believe everything you hear, no matter how smart or well intentioned the speaker seems to be.
Yeah, the raw milk people can be convincing. I've been listening to Rick Rubin's podcast, and he had a recent episode on raw milk, with a guy who is apparently one of the biggest raw milk producers in California, and of course insists that his milk is healthy and wonderful. And like a dummy, I thought, hey, it's Rick Rubin, the great record peoducer, putting this stuff out there. He's a smart, creative person! Definitely knows what he's talking about, right? We'll, further reading on the FDA and CDC's websites reveals: maybe not. It's not just that these agencies are absolutely unequivocal about the dangers and lack of benefit of raw milk. It's that their argument makes sense: in order for milk to be safe, absolutely every step of the "grass to glass" process has to go exactly right. Without pasteurization, which heats the milk to kill bad bacteria, there is no safeguard. Random testing can be and is done, but accidents are still going to happen, with very bad results. I still like Rubin, and I'll still follow his podcast, but you really can't believe everything you hear, no matter how smart or well intentioned the speaker seems to be.
Great record producers aren’t always the best scientists. 😁