Um, no, there is not a 100% chance of getting e coli from raw milk. People have been drinking raw milk for millennia, and would not do so if *every single time* they suffered extreme food poisoning. There is *always* a chance of bacterial contamination from raw milk, but it's impossible to put a percentage on it; farmers who handle raw milk normally take a great deal of care to keep the process as clean and sanitary as possible for the very obvious reason that they don't want their customers to suffer.
I have drunk raw milk occasionally for over 15 years and have not once suffered from it. I probably would not drink it if my health was frail or I were immunocompromised, but raw milk has a number of health benefits over pasteurized milk, especially commercial pasteurized milk.
Um, no, there is not a 100% chance of getting e coli from raw milk. People have been drinking raw milk for millennia, and would not do so if *every single time* they suffered extreme food poisoning. There is *always* a chance of bacterial contamination from raw milk, but it's impossible to put a percentage on it; farmers who handle raw milk normally take a great deal of care to keep the process as clean and sanitary as possible for the very obvious reason that they don't want their customers to suffer.
I have drunk raw milk occasionally for over 15 years and have not once suffered from it. I probably would not drink it if my health was frail or I were immunocompromised, but raw milk has a number of health benefits over pasteurized milk, especially commercial pasteurized milk.