UK: Study focuses on pathogens in unpasteurised cheese - (Dairy Reporter)
November 24, 2007 – 11:07 pmA three-year project designed to test the safety of producing cheese from unpasteurised milk has been announced by the Campden Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA).
The study, funded by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), will focus on the effects of strains of Mycobacterium bovis and E. coli pathogens in unpasteurised milk when used to make cheeses.
CCFRA scientist Phil Voysey was cited as telling DairyReporter.com that findings from the project, which kicked off on 1 September this year, could
have major implications for cheese processing, adding, “It is currently unknown how E-coli in cattle is affected when passed into milk. The study will provide more information to the FSA and the dairy industry on possible dangers.”
According to the CCFRA, the Mycobacterium bovis pathogen has been known to survive in cheeses made from unpasteurised milk, though there is as yet no research into the risk this can pose.
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