The 9 foods a health inspector will never eat

“You cannot distribute or sell raw milk in Canada, and there are a million good reasons why: listeria, salmonella, E. coli, campylobacter, Yersinia [enterocolitica] to name a few,” Richards says. “Yersinia and listeria grow at refrigerated temperatures. You cannot control or slow them down by putting them in the refrigerator.
The bacteria can cause food poisoning and lead to fever, vomiting, diarrhea, life-threatening kidney failure, miscarriage, and death, according to Health Canada.
Although there are people who want raw milk to be made legal and readily accessible, as it is in Europe (where it must be labelled), in Canada, milk must be pasteurized, a process that uses heat to kill harmful bacteria while retaining the substance’s nutritional properties.
Richards avoids unpasteurized juices too, which can be contaminated with salmonella, E. coli and Cryptosporidium parasites. Like raw milk, this type of juice should not be consumed by kids, seniors, or people who are pregnant or have compromised immune systems.