date:Mar 16, 2018
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding consumers to take care when drinking raw unpasteurised milk as raw milk is a high-risk food.
We have seen a number of recent recalls of raw milk and it's important that consumers remember and understand that there are risks with drinking raw milk, says MPI director animal and animal products Dr Paul Dansted.
Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurised (heat treated) to kill harmful bacteria such as Campylobacter, Listeri