Raw cows milk - does it contain parasites?

Carnmore

Can anyone confirm whether raw (unpasteurised) cows milk can contain parasites and how so?

The supplier is a reputable organic farmer and the milk is regularly tested for bacteria but not parasites.

savingfortomorrow

it can contain the Cryptosporidium parasite causes a diarrheal disease known as cryptosporidiosis. it caused out breaks in new mexico. the cdc in us g5ave warning on parasites.

Gloomendoom

If you haven't seen it already, this link may be helpful...

https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/rawmilk/raw-milk-questions-and-answers.html

I used to drink farm bottled milk (as it was called then) up to the age of around 11 and it doesn't appear to have done me any harm. There again, I doubt there were any real benefits from drinking it either.

El_Debster

There are strict guidelines on the storing and selling of unpasteurised milk as posted above. Selfridges foodhall attempted to sell it from a vending machine and it was closed down; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22454324
But if you want to know what can happen read this; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1356281/Crippled-goats-cheese-Author-Michael-Arditti-told-sciatica--fact-bug-eaten-spine.html.

DigForVictory

We drank green topped bottled milk as children & never noticed any ill effects.
We were usually drinking it warm-from-the-cow, as we walked back from the dairy, mind.

These days, it's a massive rarity to find and the children were raised on supermarket sanctioned & sourced milk & also appear fine on it, so I reckon I had an enchanted childhood in comparison.

Lincoln_Imp

A farm 10 mile out of Lincoln has just started selling it and was wondering the same

Ilona

Lincoln_Imp wrote: »

A farm 10 mile out of Lincoln has just started selling it and was wondering the same

I drove past that place yesterday and saw the sign. I wondered why anyone would want to drink it. Must be a market for it if they are advertising it.

Ilona

iammumtoone

I wouldn't buy unpasteurised but I do miss unhomogenised.

I spotted it in waitrose once but their isn't one near me to buy from.

I dont think I have ever had unpasturied, is there a difference in taste? or heathier?