- Source type
- Study
- Access type
- Publisher
- Publisher
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Added
- 2026-07-01
Trust profile
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.
88
Peer-reviewed research publisher
- Publisher type
- Peer-reviewed journal
- Bias profile
- Moderate
This source is strongest for clinical outcomes and mechanism and weaker for regulatory status and trial discovery.
VV Source Fit Score 1.0
Fit by use case
Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.
- Regulatory status
- 65/100
- Context Source
- Clinical outcomes
- 92/100
- Primary Anchor
- Mechanism
- 90/100
- Primary Anchor
- Safety
- 86/100
- Strong Support
- Consumer context
- 72/100
- Context Source
- Trial discovery
- 65/100
- Context Source
Best used for
- Primary studies
- Systematic reviews
- Mechanistic research
Weak for
- Regulatory status
- Universal consumer recommendations
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Raw Milk Is the Food-Freedom Fight With Pathogens in the Room
Roles: Primary source
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Foodborne illness outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk, 1998-2018
Roles: Primary source
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Claim ledger
Claims supported
Reviewed claim cards that cite this source in the evidence graph.
raw milk: Children are a higher-risk group for serious illness from
Children are a higher-risk group for serious illness from raw milk pathogens, making child-focused raw-milk recommendations materially different from adult food-choice arguments.
raw milk: Raw milk outbreak risk is not theoretical because unpasteurized
Raw milk outbreak risk is not theoretical because unpasteurized milk and raw-milk products have repeatedly been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks.
raw milk: Clean farm practices can reduce raw-milk contamination risk but
Clean farm practices can reduce raw-milk contamination risk but cannot guarantee raw milk is free of pathogens because contamination can occur despite good practices.
raw milk: Food-freedom arguments do not settle the health-evidence question because
Food-freedom arguments do not settle the health-evidence question because legal access, personal autonomy, and pathogen risk are related but separate lanes.
Related studies
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E. coli O157:H7 infections in children associated with raw milk
Government outbreak report used as a child-risk example for E. coli O157:H7 associated with raw milk, supporting the high-caution framing for children and other vulnerable groups.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- MMWR
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 4 connections
CDC: Raw Milk
Primary public-health source for raw milk pathogen risk, pasteurization safety framing, and vulnerable-group warnings; used as the main safety boundary for retail raw milk claims.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 18 connections
FDA: HPAI in Dairy Cows and Milk Safety Updates
Regulatory update source for HPAI in dairy cattle and milk-safety monitoring, used to keep raw milk claims current around emerging pathogen risk and pasteurization context.
- Trust score
- 94
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 5 connections
FDA: Raw Milk Misconceptions and Danger
Regulatory consumer-safety source for specific raw milk misconceptions, including nutrition, lactose intolerance, allergy/asthma extrapolation, and the distinction between farm exposure observations and retail raw milk recommendations.
- Trust score
- 94
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 12 connections
FDA: The Dangers of Raw Milk
Regulatory safety source used for pathogen, hospitalization, and serious-illness framing; supports the claim that natural or local milk does not remove the need for pasteurization as a safety control.
- Trust score
- 94
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 7 connections
Increased Outbreaks Associated with Nonpasteurized Milk, 2007-2012
Peer-reviewed outbreak surveillance source used for raw milk outbreak burden, pathogen context, and the relationship between access/legalization and reported illness events.
- Trust score
- 91
- Publisher
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Access
- Official
- Usage
- 3 connections