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FDA and CDC Remind Consumers of the Dangers of

Drinking Raw Milk

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Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:02:41 -0500

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FDA and CDC Remind Consumers

of the Dangers of Drinking Raw Milk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reminding consumers of the

dangers of drinking milk that has not been pasteurized, known as raw

milk. Raw milk potentially contains a wide variety of harmful bacteria

– including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria,

Campylobacter and Brucella – that may cause illness and possibly

death.

Consuming raw milk may be harmful to health. From 1998 to May 2005

CDC identified 45 outbreaks of foodborne illness that implicated

unpasteurized milk, or cheese made from unpasteurized milk. These

outbreaks accounted for 1,007 illnesses, 104 hospitalizations, and two

deaths. This is based on information in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality

Weekly Report for the week of March 2, 2007. The actual number of

illnesses was almost certainly higher because not all cases of illness

are recognized and reported.

Consumers who become ill after consuming raw milk, and pregnant

women who believe they consumed contaminated raw milk or cheese made

from raw milk, should see a doctor or other health care provider

immediately.

Symptoms of illness caused by raw milk vary depending on which

harmful bacteria are present. Symptoms may include but are not limited

to: vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, headache and body ache.

Most healthy people will recover from illness caused by harmful

bacteria in raw milk or in foods made with raw milk within a short

period of time. But some individuals can develop symptoms that are

chronic, severe, or even life-threatening. Illnesses caused by

pathogens found in raw milk can be especially severe for pregnant

women, the elderly, infants, young children and people with weakened

immune systems.

Since 1987, in order to better protect consumers from such risks,

FDA has required all milk packaged for human consumption be pasteurized

before being delivered for introduction into interstate commerce.

Pasteurization, a process that heats milk to a specific temperature for

a set period of time, kills bacteria responsible for diseases such as

listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever,

tuberculosis, diphtheria and brucellosis. FDA's pasteurization

requirement also applies to other milk products, with the exception of

a few aged cheeses.

Proponents of drinking raw milk often claim that raw milk is more

nutritious than pasteurized milk and that raw milk is inherently

antimicrobial, thus making pasteurization unnecessary. Research has

shown that these claims are myths. There is no meaningful nutritional

difference between pasteurized and raw milk, and raw milk does not

contain compounds that will kill harmful bacteria.

In fact, raw milk, no matter how carefully produced, may be unsafe.

The CDC, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of

Pediatrics, the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments, the

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the

Association of Food and Drug Officials and other organizations have

endorsed the pasteurization of milk and restriction of the sale of

products containing raw milk. Because even pasteurized milk contains

low levels of nonpathogenic bacteria that can cause food to spoil, it

is important to keep pasteurized milk refrigerated.

Raw Milk Q & A [FDA]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/rawm-toc.html

Food Facts: The Dangers of Raw Milk [FDA]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~tcjm/rawmilk.html

MMWR: Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection Associated with

Drinking Unpasteurized Milk [CDC]

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5608a3.htm

21 CFR, Sec. 1240.61 Mandatory pasteurization for all milk and milk

products in final package form intended for direct human consumption [u.S. Government Printing Office] http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/10apr20061500/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2006/aprqtr/21cfr1240.61.htm

Raw Milk Position Statements

FDA Raw Milk Position Statement [FDA]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/mi-03-4.html

AMA Position on Milk and Human Health [American

Medical Association]

http://www.ama-assn.org/apps/pf_new/pf_online?f_n=browse & doc=policyfiles/HnE/H-150.980.HTM & & s_t= & st_p= & nth=1 & prev_pol=policyfiles/HnE/H-145.999.HTM & nxt_pol=policyfiles/HnE/H-150.946.HTM &

AAP Position on Unpasteurized Milk and Cheese [American

Academy of Pediatrics] http://aapredbook.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/2006/1/A.VII

Additional Raw Milk Information

On the Safety of Raw Milk [FDA]

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/milksafe.html

FDA Testimony on Raw Milk [Ohio Department of

Agriculture]

http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/dairy/documents/FDATestimonyRawMilk.pdf

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