Public health threat with consumption of unpasteurized milk: Systematic review: Public health threat with consumption of unpasteurized milk

Mansoor  Ali; Sisay  Ketema; Adhita Sri  Prabakusuma; Maryum  Aslam; Yasser  Durrani; Naheed  Akhtar; Syeda  Fiza Nayab; Muhammad  Sajjad; Mahreen Khalid; Muhammad  Umar; Freeha  Kanwal; Ikram  Ullah

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.135

Authors

Mansoor Ali Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Sisay Ketema Department of public Health, Collage of Health Science, Mizan, Ethiopia
Adhita Sri Prabakusuma Department of Food Technology, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta 55191, Indonesia
Maryum Aslam Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Yasser Durrani Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Naheed Akhtar Horticultural Research Sub-Station, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Syeda Fiza Nayab Sorghum Research Sub-Station, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Sajjad Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Mahreen Khalid Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Umar Department of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Guangdong 518000, China
Freeha Kanwal The Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Ikram Ullah College of Landscape and Horticulture, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.135

Keywords:

Unpasteurized, Raw milk, Zoonotic disease, Public health, Threat

Abstract

Unpasteurized milk consumption is common throughout the globe, despite the negative consequence for consumer health. This review paper identified public health risks resulting from unpasteurized milk. Several keywords were used to search online, including Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and academic publications. Significant data were rigorously extracted and reported as per the PRISMA statement guideline. Individuals' risk from consuming raw milk was examined in 15 studies. According to a laboratory investigation report, raw milk contained several parasites and harmful bacteria in unpasteurized milk. These include campylobacteriosis, brucellosis, Staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus, salmonellosis, E. coli 0157, and other hazardous poisons like Aflatoxin M1. People are exposed to pathogenic microorganisms, parasites, and other dangerous toxic agents while consuming raw milk. Therefore, ensuring the safety and quality of raw milk through implementing hazard-critical control points during production and distribution is mandatory in the dairy industry to safeguard general public health.

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