Fears over milk link to Crohn's disease

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Taken from: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/uknews/news20041004.shtml#1

 

Scientists have discovered that a bacteria - Mycobacterium avium

subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) - usually only found dairy cattle

is present in at least five per cent of milk sold. MAP has also been

found in the gut of humans suffering from Crohn's disease. The

Government is facing legal action from more than 100 sufferers of

the disease claiming that action should have been taken at least 10

years ago when ministers were alerted to the presence of the

bacteria in Crohn's sufferers. A Food Standards Agency spokesman has

said that measures were being taken to prevent MAP entering the milk

supply.

 

Attilio