Scientific Opinion on the public health risks related to the consumption of raw drinking milk

• Published in: EFSA journal Vol. 13; no. 1
• Main Author: EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 01.01.2015
• Subjects: antimicrobial resistance; control options; food-borne; pathogen; public health; raw milk; vending machine

Raw drinking milk (RDM) has a diverse microbial flora which can include pathogens transmissible to humans. The main microbiological hazards associated with RDM from cows, sheep and goats, horses and donkeys and camels were identified using a decision tree approach. This considered evidence of milk‐b...