Milk is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, including
“nutrients of concern,” which are under-consumed by many populations. It provides potassium, B12, calcium and vitamin D, which are lacking in many diets. But,may it be harmful to humans???
Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria. It can come from any animal. Raw milk can carry dangerous germs, such as Brucella, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella, which can pose serious health risks to you and your family. Raw milk can carry harmful bacteria and other germs that can make you very sick or kill you. While it is possible to get foodborne illnesses from many different foods, raw milk is one of the riskiest of all. Some people who chose raw milk thinking they would improve their health instead found themselves (or their loved ones) sick in a hospital for several weeks due to infections caused by germs in raw milk. Getting sick from raw milk can mean many days of diarrhea, stomach cramping, and vomiting. Some people who drank raw milk have developed severe or even life-threatening diseases, including Guillain-Barré syndrome, which can cause paralysis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can result in kidney failure, stroke, and even death.
Here are some things you should know:
1)Illness can occur from the same brand and source of raw milk that people had been drinking for a long time without becoming ill.
2)Each ill person’s symptoms can differ depending on the type of germ, the amount of contamination, and the person’s immune defenses.
Who is at greatest risk of getting sick from drinking raw milk????
The risk of getting sick from drinking contaminated raw milk is greater for infants and young children, older adults, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as people with cancer, an organ transplant, or HIV, than it is for healthy older children and adults. But healthy people of any age can get very sick or even die if they drink raw milk contaminated with harmful germs.
How does milk get contaminated???
a.Milk contamination may occur in these ways:b.Animal feces coming into direct contact with the milk
c.Infection of the udder (mastitis)
d.Cow diseases (for example, bovine tuberculosis)
e.Bacteria that live on the skin of animals
f.Environment (for example, feces, dirt, and processing equipment)
g.Insects, rodents, and other animal vectors
h.Unsanitary conditions in milk processing plant
i.Cross-contamination from dairy workers, such as contact with dirty clothing or boots
Pasteurization is the only way to kill many of the bacteria in milk that can make people very sick. so ,What is pasteurization, and what is pasteurized milk?
Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to a high enough temperature for a long enough time to kill illness-causing germs. Pasteurized milk is milk that has gone through this process.
Does pasteurization change milk’s nutritional benefits ????
Most of the nutritional benefits of drinking milk are available from pasteurized milk without the risk of disease that comes with drinking raw milk.
The previous information explains to us how the milk may be harmful to human health, and how can I convert this harmful milk into useful milk by getting rid of harmful germs present in the milk through a very important process called the pasteurization process.
written by/ Manar Ahmed
References
a)https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/rawmilk/raw-milk-questions-and-answers.html.
b)https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-raw-milk.
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