Raw milk safety pilot study in Estonia
2014
Roasto, M., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences | Kalmus, P., Veterinary and Food Lab., Tartu (Estonia) | Kramarenko, T., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences | Meremaee, K., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences | Viltrop, A., Estonian Univ. of Life Sciences, Tartu (Estonia). Inst. of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences
Raw milk has several microbiological and health benefits but due to its nutritional properties, raw milk also creates good growth conditions for a variety of spoilage and potentially pathogenic microorganisms, such as Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter spp., Yersinia spp. and some others. Raw milk may also contain mastitis-causing agents, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and zoonotic pathogens, such as Coxiella burnetii, Toxoplasma gondii, Leptospira hardjo, tick-borne encephalitis virus and some others which can be excreted with milk and are potentially hazardous to humans. Present study was supported by the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture project 8-2/T13091VLTO with the main aim to estimate the safety and quality indicators of raw milk intended for direct selling to customers.
اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]