Crypto infections linked to raw milk in South Australia
Officials with SA Health in Australia are reporting five cases of cryptosporidiosis linked to the consumption of Moo View Dairy’s unpasteurized cow’s milk prompting a recall and a health warning.
Kevin Buckett, Director of Public Health at SA Health said they’ve seen some recent cases of people getting sick from raw milk. ” I wanted to remind people that it really isn’t wise to be drinking raw cow’s milk”, he said. “We pasteurize milk for a reason, as it’s much safer”.
Pasteurized milk is milk that has gone through a process called pasteurization. This process usually involves heating milk to a specific temperature for a certain period of time to kill any harmful organisms that can be present in milk.
Raw milk, also known as unpasteurized milk, is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria.
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