date:May 03, 2017
airy products caused 96% of these illnesses. Illnesses and hospitalizations cause by Listeria monocytogenes were more often attributed to pasteurized cheese than unpasteurized cheese.
Consumers of unpasteurized milk and cheese are a small proportion of the U.S. population, but compared with consumers of pasteurized dairy products, they are 838.8 times more likely to experience an illness and 45.5 times more likely to be hospitalized. The study shows that illnesses and hospitalizations will rise