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The truth about drinking raw milk

There is a new appetite in the food and wine industry for unpasteurised milk products, also known as raw milk. Foodies and restaurant diners are often wowed by the complex flavours of raw milk products, but are they safe to eat and drink?

In response to the raw milk movement, retail sales of raw milk are banned in about 20 US states. Some people say that pasteurisation kills off important nutrients, but scientists don’t believe that anything lost during pasteurisation is important for human health. We uncover the truth about raw milk.

Script by Jessica Bradley

Narration by Cherry Stewart-Czerkas

Animation by Dominika Ożyńska

Commissioning Editor: Cagney Roberts

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