Friday, November 11, 2011

The Raw Milk Controversy: History

Interesting elements from Raw Milk Outbreak: Canadian Experience:
  • None of the children who drank pasteurized milk in Toronto had bovine TB in 1920
  • According to the CDC, in seven years from 1998 to 2005, there have been 39 outbreaks associated with un-pasteurized dairy products, which involved 1 death, 66 hospitalizations, and over 800 illnesses
  • It is impossible to get sterile milk directly from an animal
Questions from the reading:
  • What did farmers used to do to prevent or cure diseases spread from unpasteurized milk? (pre modern technology)

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