Conservatives are pushing people to drink raw milk despite fatal flu threat

Conservatives are pushing people to drink raw milk despite fatal flu threat

A farmer pours raw milk into a container. The FDA warns against consuming raw milk due to the fatal bird flu.

A conservative advocacy group headed by scam artist Charlie Kirk is pushing Americans to drink raw milk at a time when a widespread flu outbreak makes this potentially fatal. This is just one of several moves by right-wing groups and media pundits since the Food and Drug Administration cautioned against drinking raw milk following the rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu among dairy cattle.

The group, Turning Point USA, is promoting T-

that display a “got raw milk?” logo. It is well-established by the FDA that there are absolutely no health benefits from drinking raw milk instead of pasteurized milk. Raw milk was dangerous even before the rapidly spreading flu and is known to spread multiple diseases, including tuberculosis.reed more...