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Article: Unpasteurized milk poses health risks without benefits.(EH Update)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- Journal of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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With disease outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk rising in the U.S., a review published in the January 1, 2009, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases examines the dangers of drinking raw milk.
Milk and dairy products are cornerstones of a healthy diet. If those products are consumed unpasteurized, however, they can present a serious health hazard because of possible contamination with pathogenic bacteria. An average of 5.2 outbreaks per year linked to raw milk have occurred in the U.S. between 1993 and 2006--more than double the rate in the previous 19 years, according to co-authors Jeffrey T. LeJeune and Paivi J. Rajala-Schultz of the College of Veterinary ...