Your friend may be right that many people do it with no problems, that they know of at the time. But, anyone who does this is at a great risk of contracting Hepatitis A, B, and C, any viral infection, E. Coli, etc. This practice is not safe at all. If this answer helps please hit the accept button. Thank you.
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