Wow, this is a creepy coincidence.. I was watching a show on discovery the other night about how a zombie apoc would happen, and they described that a mutated virus would probably infect humans through the food chain. With the past few years of massive food recalls for different reasons, the question remains... is it really safe to eat anymore?

I guess that whole pasteurization thing didn't work so well... Good thing I don't drink milk much.

Ah... MRSA, I've seen one of these infections first-hand. Not a pretty sight.

And more antibiotics won't fix anything, that's what the MR stands for (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus).

I just hope this stays relatively contained.

Wonder if essential oils can kill off this resistant one. Oregano oil seems to be the strongest oil.

....Soy Milk, Almond Milk, Coconut Milk...

Those are all good, slightly more expensive, but not by much.

Drink those, I have been off of Cow Milk for 5+ years now.

Never Felt Better, breathing through both nostril's is a nice change.

This from the article lessens the impact of the story for me.

Experts say there is no risk of MRSA infection to consumers of milk or dairy products so long as the milk is pasteurised. The risk comes from farmworkers, vets and abattoir workers, who may become infected through contact with livestock and transmit the bug to others.

So the bugs are wiped out after pasturisation.

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This from the article lessens the impact of the story for me.

Experts say there is no risk of MRSA infection to consumers of milk or dairy products so long as the milk is pasteurised. The risk comes from farmworkers, vets and abattoir workers, who may become infected through contact with livestock and transmit the bug to others.

So the bugs are wiped out after pasturisation.

They conveniently leave out which "experts" made these claims, and what proof they have for the basis of these claims. I'm not saying that they are wrong, but I would like more of an assurance than "Experts say" due to the fact that the experts are actually wrong a lot of the time, and they are also known to lie depending which organization they are part of.

Another thing that worries me, is that raw milk is considered to be much better for the human body, but it is outlawed here in Canada, and the United States as well if I am not mistaken.

Many people cannot drink commercial milk due to their intolerance but swear that when they switch to whole milk they immediately notice health benefits.

I would like the option of drinking whole milk if I decided to do so without the risk of catching a superbug for simply consuming something that should be healthy for you.

You're right of course , but I think it's not so much the over use of antibiotics as the casual use of them .

I always worried about the doctors handing out antibiotics for just about everything , even the flu , which they have no effect on .

I must confess that I've overlooked this threat from the barnyard .( factory farms ) It's probably to late , anything we do now would cause a massive disruption in the food supply and I don't think politicians have that much backbone anymore .

I hate to say it but our best hope may be genetic engineering , lets just hope the geneticists are smarter than the bugs .

Milk is the biggest scam on the planet. It is non essential.

The only milk to drink is mothers milk as an infant.

Humans are the only species who continue to drink milk after weaning.

Says a lot really about humans.

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Another thing that worries me, is that raw milk is considered to be much better for the human body, but it is outlawed here in Canada, and the United States as well if I am not mistaken.

No. It's not illegal if you own the cow. Here in America local farmers sell "cow shares" to city people to make it legal. I much prefer the taste of whole milk and the butter you can make off the cream is TO DIE for.

Funny, too, in all our years of showing cows, and with all the people we know across the country who show cows, I have yet to hear of a single person dropping dead from ingesting their own UN-PASTURIZED milk. Not a one.



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