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Coxiella burnetii and milk pasteurization: an early application of the precautionary principle?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2006

O. CERF  and
R. CONDRON
O. CERF
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Productions and Public Health, Alfort Veterinary School, Maisons-Alfort, France
R. CONDRON
Affiliation:
Dairy Australia, Melbourne, Australia
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Abstract

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Stringency of milk pasteurization has been established on requirements for Coxiella burnetii as being the most heat-resistant organisms of public heath significance. This paper discusses the estimation of the efficiency of pasteurization time/temperature combinations as required in regulations for food safety. Epidemiological studies have been interpreted as C. burnetii being a significant pathogen causing clinical disease through ingestion of milk. The paper examines the evidence and challenges the designation of C. burnetii as a foodborne pathogen. Consequently it questions the need for pasteurization parameters to be established on its heat resistance characteristics.

Type
For Debate
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 134 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 946 - 951
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press