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Like to Drink Raw Milk? Beware of the Risk of Bacterial Infection

SUKABUMIUPDATE.com – One of the drinks that are considered the healthiest is cow’s milk. This drink can be consumed by infants to old age. Launch Tempo.co, many people who drink it in cold conditions without cooking alias raw.

However, did you know that drinking raw milk can cause several types of diseases?

Quoted by Indian Express, Monday, June 6, 2020, a study found that drinking raw or uncooked milk can cause several diseases and diseases transmitted through food, besides raw milk is also said to be a source of bacterial infection in the body.

The study, conducted at the University of California, Davis, examined more than 2000 milk samples from various parts of the United States, including raw milk and pasteurized milk in various ways.

It was found that raw milk has the highest prevalence of antibiotic resistant microbes when left at room temperature.


Bacteria with antimicrobial resistant genes, if transmitted to pathogens, have the potential to become “superbugs,” so pharmaceutical drugs to treat infections or diseases no longer function.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year, nearly three million people develop antibiotic-resistant infections, and more than 35,000 people die.

“However, the researchers state that this study has no intention to frighten people, but rather to educate them. If you want to continue drinking raw milk, keep it in your fridge to minimize the risk of developing bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes,” the leader said research, Jinxin Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California Davis.

“Our study shows that with temperature abuse in raw milk, whether intentional or not, can grow these bacteria with antimicrobial resistance genes,” continued journal co-author Michele Jay-Russell, microbiology researcher and manager at UC Davis’s Western Center for Food Safety.

Jay-Russell said bacteria with this antimicrobial resistance gene would not only damage but would also be at very high risk if not handled properly.

Source: Tempo.co

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