OnTheSafetyofRawMilk(withawordaboutpasteurizat.ppt

On The Safety of Raw Milk (with a word about pasteurization) Presented to 2005 NCIMS Cindy Leonard, M.S. USFDA/CFSAN Division of Dairy and Egg Safety Author: John F. Sheehan, B.Sc. (Dy.), J.D. “Through ignorance of what is good and bad, the life of men is greatly perplexed” Cicero, in De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (I, 13) Is raw milk safe to consume? No. Raw milk is inherently dangerous. Raw milk may contain a whole host of pathogens, including : Enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus Campylobacter jejuni Salmonella species E. coli (EHEC) (ETEC) Listeria monocytogenes Mycobacterium