Dr. Paul Offit, at his substack
Beyond the Noise, wrote, "Recently, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
limited the CDC’s role in monitoring foodborne outbreaks by making it optional to report infections caused by Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, and toxin-producing
E. coli. Why these specific bacteria? The answer can be found in RFK Jr.’s love of raw, unpasteurized milk...People who drink unpasteurized milk are at least
100 times more likely to be infected with these bacteria than people who drink pasteurized milk."
Dr. Offit continued, "RFK Jr. isn’t alone in his love of unpasteurized milk. His pick for United States Surgeon General, Casey Means, is also a fan. But Means has a “foolproof” way of avoiding raw milk that contains harmful bacteria. “When it comes to a question like raw milk,”
said Means, “I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, understand the integrity, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel free to drink the milk from the farm.” This might explain why RFK Jr. also
eliminated the Milk Quality Testing branch at the FDA. No need. All you need to do is look the farmer in the eye and pet his cow. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. In some studies, up to
a third of raw milk samples contain harmful bacteria, even when sourced from clinically healthy animals or from milk that appeared to be of good quality."