Attention Raw milk must be boiled before consumption

Health hazards caused by germs: Always boil raw milk
Milk-fresh milk from the farm is becoming increasingly popular and can often be tapped directly from a raw milk dispenser. However, the milk should be boiled before drinking to prevent health hazards caused by germs.

Milk: healthy or harmful?
The question of whether milk is healthy or harmful is discussed heatedly among experts for years. After milk has long been considered a healthy food, studies have repeatedly surfaced indicating that the drink may benefit from conditions such as asthma or diabetes. Other studies, however, concluded that milk is healthy. In any case, it provides calcium, fat and protein, and in smaller quantities, vitamins. However, you should be careful with raw milk.

Raw milk from the farm should be boiled before drinking. Only then can harmful bacteria be reliably killed. (Image: Kzenon / fotolia.com)

Always boil raw milk before drinking
Although researchers at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) reported a few months ago in the journal "Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology" that raw milk is a good protection against asthma in children. But these should always be boiled before drinking. The farmers' association Landvolk Niedersachsen has pointed this out. Only in this way could germs that can cause diarrhea be reliably killed off. Especially small children, pregnant women, elderly and sick people may be susceptible to these pathogens.

Consumption of untreated milk can make you sick
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has also recently stated in a communication that the consumption of untreated milk can lead to serious illnesses. Raw milk can often be bought directly on the farm or can be bottled in rural regions at so-called milk filling stations. As the Farmers Association Landvolk Niedersachsen reports on its website, "the farmer at the delivery point must clearly and legibly attach the note" raw milk, boil before consumption ". The raw milk may only be delivered on the day of the harvest and on the following day. A continuous cooling must be ensured. "(Ad)