Raw milk cheese in the news (not good)

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From _Farm and Dairy_, Salem OH (http://farmanddairy.com/ )It's not

yet on their online edition, so I typed it in. Hmmm, seems almost

like a howto on finding raw milk cheese.

FDA health advisory warns about imported cheese made from raw milk.

WASHINGTON- the Food and Drug Administration is advising that some

soft cheeses made with raw milk present a health risk, especially to

high-risk groups such as pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and

people with weakened immune systems.

Such raw milk soft cheeses can cause serious infectious diseases

including listeriosis, brucellosis, salmonellosis and tuberculosis.

Links. Recently, cases of tuberculosis in New York City have been

linked to consumption of queso fresco style cheeses, either imported

from Mexico or consumed in Mexico, contaminated with _Mycobacterium

bovis_, the causative agent.

The raw milk soft cheeses of most concern can originate from Mexico

and Central American countries.

Queso fresco style cheese, which is soft and white, has been found to

be the most popular type of cheese among the Hispanic community and

can include Queso Panela, Asadero, Blanco and Ranchero among other

styles and may be imported or produced in the United States.

Warning. FDA recommends that consumers do not eat any unripened raw

milk soft cheeses from Mexico, Nicaragua, or Honduras. Data show that

they are often contaminated with pathogens.

FDA further recommends thar consumers not purchase or consume raw

milk soft cheeses from sources such as flea markets, sellers

operating door-to-door or out of their trucks pr shipped or carried

in luggage to them from Mexico, Nicaragua, or Honduras. This includes

cheeses made at home by individuals.

FDA further advises that there is some risk of infection from a

number of pathogenic bacteria for anyone who eats raw milk soft

cheese from any source.

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