Health experts are warning against the trend of consuming raw, unpasteurised milk after a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico.
Experts believe the infection was likely contracted when the infant's mother drank raw milk during her pregnancy.
Consumption of raw milk has seen a resurgence in recent months after its benefits were promoted as "liquid gold" by some influencers on social media and by some members of the Make America Healthy Again or MAHA movement.
But experts warn that the uncertain benefits of raw milk consumption do not outweigh the known risks, and there is no guarantee "that raw milk is clear of pathogens".
Pathogens, including bird flu, brucella, tuberculosis, salmonella, campylobacter, cryptosporidium and E. coli can also be found in raw milk, the New Mexico health department warned.
