Avoid raw milk due to infection risks: pediatricians

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women, babies and kids should not drink raw or unpasteurized milk, a group of pediatricians said on Monday. Because of infection risks, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on Nutrition also said sales of unpasteurized milk, cheese and related products should be banned in the U.S. Pasteurizing kills bacteria that can be present in raw milk. "It's kind of like riding in a car with seatbelts," Kathryn Boor said. "If you've got the opportunity for a safety barrier, which would be pasteurization, why wouldn't you use it?" Boor studies food safety at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she is also the dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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