Is raw cheese as dangerous as raw milk?

Two people have died and four others have gotten sick off of soft raw-milk cheese from Vulto Creamery in New York, according to a release from the Centers for Disease Control first reported by Buzzfeed. read more

While drinking raw milk is probably a bad idea, raw milk cheese is a different story—thanks to the importance of bacteria to the cheesemaking process, connoisseurs might think raw milk makes for a more complex or intense cheese flavor. read more

A partygoer that’s pregnant, elderly, or on the younger side can have a fatal reaction to cheese made with raw milk. But raw milk cheese is often better-tasting, and its proponents claim it’s more nutritious and better for farmers’ welfare. read more

No, mainly because raw milk is dangerous only to those who are not used to it or who can’t digest it - when suitably fresh, of course. Milk is usually sold pasteurized or thermised because of the longer shelf-life but it is also homogeneised. read more