News tagged with raw milk


New bacteria discovered in raw milk

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created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (16) | comments 5

Raw milk is illegal in many countries as it can be contaminated with potentially harmful microbes. Contamination can also spoil the milk, making it taste bitter and turn thick and sticky. Now scientists have discovered new ...


Unpasteurized milk poses health risks without benefits

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

With disease outbreaks linked to unpasteurized milk rising in the United States, a review published in the January 1, 2009 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases examines the dangers of drinking raw milk.





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FDA issues contaminated cheese warning

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 31, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer warning and recall of possibly contaminated Grassy Meadows Dairy Co. cheeses.


Drinking farm milk reduces childhood asthma and allergies but raw consumption remains unsafe

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created May 10, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Drinking farm milk can protect children against asthma and hayfever, according to a study of nearly 15,000 children published in the May issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy.


New labels might decrease overall demand for milk

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent increases in organic and hormone-free milk labeling might negatively affect sales of milk without such labels, and could lead to a decreased demand for all milk types, according to a new economic study ...


Feta cheese made from raw milk has natural anti-food-poisoning properties

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created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Eating Feta cheese made from raw milk in small seaside tavernas when you are on holiday in Greece could be a good way to combat food poisoning, according to researchers speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s ...


Nature's own chemical plant

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created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Petroleum is the feedstock for many products in the chemical industry. However, this fossil fuel is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. Renewable raw materials are an alternative. But can the likes of bioethanol be ...


Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

Breast milk should be drunk at the same time of day that it is expressed

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

The levels of the components in breast milk change every 24 hours in response to the needs of the baby. A new study published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience shows, for example, how this milk could ...


Milk is safe, even encouraged, for some children after treatment for milk allergy

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and published in the Aug. 10 online edition ...


Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk. This is one conclusion of a thesis ...


Scientists Study Holstein Milk Production, Fertility

Scientists Study Holstein Milk Production, Fertility

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have discovered why Holsteins—bred to produce more milk—are less fertile than before breeding efforts were stepped up to increase dairy production: ...


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Milk drinking started around 7,500 years ago in central Europe

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 5

The ability to digest the milk sugar lactose first evolved in dairy farming communities in central Europe, not in more northern groups as was previously thought, finds a new study led by UCL (University College ...



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