diff --git a/data/json/items/comestibles/dairy.json b/data/json/items/comestibles/dairy.json
index 81205af8c2a70..e1d09f439f877 100644
--- a/data/json/items/comestibles/dairy.json
+++ b/data/json/items/comestibles/dairy.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "copy-from": "milk",
     "spoils_in": "12 hours",
     "price": 19,
-    "contamination": 30,
+    "contamination": 5,
     "description": "This is raw, unhomogenized and unpasteurized milk from a cow.  It couldn't be any fresher unless you drank it straight from the cow, which might upset it.  Depending on your dietary sensibilities, you might want to pasteurize or even boil this before drinking."
   },
   {