Drivers and hazards of consumption of unpasteurised bovine milk and milk products in high-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The consumption of dairy products contributes to health, nutrition, and livelihoods globally. However, dairy products do not come without microbiological food safety risks for consumers. Despite this risk, common hygiene measures in high-income countries, particularly pasteurisation, ensures that milk is safe, and is indeed frequently mandated by law. Nevertheless, over the past two decades, there has been a global increase in the number of consumers in high-income developed countries actively seeking out unpasteurised milk in liquid and product forms for perceived nutritional and health benefits, and improved taste. The often-anecdotal claims upon which consumers make such choices are not all supported by scientific evidence; however, some recent research studies have

SUBMITTER: de Klerk JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9135038 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature