Now that I am older and a much more knowledgeable microbiologist, I don't. I also drink bottled rather than tap water when I go to a 3rd world country

So glad I live in Canada where raw milk sales are illegal. I have worked with dairy farmers for over 30 years and virtually all of them purchase pasteurized milk for their own consumption. Yes, like so many others I grew up drinking raw milk.

Because the same levy would apply to rice

I am here

Umm can you provide the peer reviews citation for that statement?