Raw milk may come with hidden dangers

A new study from Stanford University has added a new risk to the ongoing concerns surrounding raw milk. The study reveals that the influenza virus can remain infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days. This finding comes at a time when outbreaks of bird flu, a different subtype of influenza, in dairy cattle have raised alarms about the potential for a new pandemic. These developments further fuel the debate over the safety of consuming raw milk, as the risk of transmitting diseases from animals to humans remains a serious public health concern.