Can You Get Food Poisoning from Cheese?
You CAN get food poisoning from cheese.
In a seven year period the CDC recorded over 1,000 illnesses and two deaths caused by contaminated raw milk and cheese products.
Raw Milk Cheese
You run the risk of food poisoning when eat cheese that has made with unpasteurized milk such as Brie, Camembert, and Queso Fresco. Cheeses made with raw milk can contain harmful bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, Campylobacter and Brucella.
Incorrect Processing
You may also get food poisoning from cheese that has been processed incorrectly even though it has been pasteurized such as was the case with the Mexican-style cheese involved in the Listeria outbreak. In this case it was suggested that raw milk was introduced to the cheese because the pasteurization process was inadequate.
Dairy Research & Information Center "Dairy Foods"http://drinc.ucdavis.edu/dfoods5.htm
U S Food and Drug Administration "FDA and CDC Remind Consumers of the Dangers of Drinking Raw Milk"http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2007/ucm108856.htm
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