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Queen Bee
... Was told at the cheese counter in France that my daughter at 6 years old, should not eat unpasteurised goats cheese. She was the only one in her class with natural immunity to TB!
If I remember correctly from my goat keeping days goat's milk doesn't carry TB anyway?
As per JBM, I don't believe there is any connection between the two things being compared.
The risk from unpasteurised milk products (cow, sheep or goat) would be food poisoning.
The advice from the French shop-assistant was pretty good.
In the UK, the NHS say
My emphasis. Original at http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/milk-dairy-foods.aspxPasteurisation is a process of heat treatment intended to kill bacteria and prevent food poisoning.
... If milk is unpasteurised, it is often called raw milk. This must carry a warning saying that it has not been pasteurised and may contain harmful bacteria.
You can sometimes buy unpasteurised milk and cream from farms, farm shops and farmers' markets. However, these could be harmful because they may contain bacteria that can cause food poisoning.
If you choose unpasteurised milk or cream, make sure they are kept properly refrigerated because they go off quickly.
Some other dairy products are made with unpasteurised milk. These include some cheeses, such as stilton and camembert, brie and goats' cheese.
Children, people who are unwell, pregnant women and older people are particularly vulnerable to food poisoning and so should not have unpasteurised milk or cream, or some dairy products made with unpasteurised milk.
The downside risks of food poisoning are greater to the elderly or pregnant than to children.
But it would be rare to find a UK shop assistant who was either so well-informed or so altruistic as to warn you away from a purchase.
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