US FDA/CFSAN - On The Safety of Raw Milk
(with a word about pasteurization)
May 12, 2005
Kernland et al (1997)
- Infection with Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli or Shigella dysenteriae type I were cited as playing a major role in the pathogenesis of HUS in childhood.
- Among the causes was the consumption of raw milk, which resulted in the authors concluding that pasteurization of raw milk is likely to have a positive influence on the incidence of HUS.
- Kernland et al. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1997;127:122933.
- Reported on the causes of HUS in childhood in Switzerland.