date:May 29, 2012
Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln obtained 41 raw milk cheeses from retailers, farmers markets and online sources before analysing each for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, and Campylobacter.
The study, Survey of raw milk cheese for microbiological quality and prevalence of foodborne pathogens, found that of the 41 samples, only three were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.
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