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Mixing meat and milk

The Old Testament offers up some dietary advice about not mixing milk and meat. Milk provides a hospitable environment for bacteria on meat to multiply, so this does make sense. Religious authorities, however, argue that the dietary laws were not directed towards improving food safety, rather they were directed towards keeping the Israelites together through faith and common practices.

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