https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/11/childs-death-most-likely-linked-to-consumption-of-unpasteurised-milk-says-coroner?CMP=share_btn_fb
The death of a three year-old boy from organ failure was most likely linked to him drinking raw, unpasteurised bath milk, a Victorian coroner has found.
The boy had been placed on a gluten-free and organic diet in June 2014 on the advice of a naturopath, who said the boy was intolerant to certain foods including dairy, according to coroner Audrey Jamieson, whose findings were published on Friday.
His parents drank Mountain View Organic Bath Milk, labelled “not for human consumption” and “for cosmetic purposes only”, and occasionally added a small amount to their three-year-old’s drinks, Jamieson found.
Milk can become contaminated as soon as it touches the teat of a cow, which is located close to the animal’s bowel and is often in contact with faeces.
The Victorian health department website states unpasteurised milk increases the risk of contracting gastrointestinal illness because it can contain pathogens such as campylobacter, cryptosporidium, shiga toxin-producing E coli and listeria.
According to Jamieson’s findings, four other children had been identified who had become seriously ill after drinking Mountain View Organic Bath Milk, and three of them had developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome, associated with a toxic strain of E coli bacteria and which can lead to kidney failure. The other developed cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic infection commonly associated with gastroenteritis.
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