Book Description
This technical meeting was jointly organised by the Animal Production and the Food Quality and Standards Services of the FAO of the United Nations, in cooperation with the Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne Disease , WHO to obtain the best available scientific advice on issues related to the use of the lactoperoxidase system (LP-s) in raw milk preservation.After reviewing the available scientific information (References, Appendix A and B), thetechnical meeting concluded that the LP-s is a safe method of preventing milk losses due tomicrobial spoilage when used according to the Codex guidelines either alone or in combination with other approved procedures. The LP-s is particularly suitable for application in situations where technical, economical and/or practical reasons do not allow the use of cooling facilities for maintaining the quality of raw milk. Use of the LP-s does not preclude or replace the need for the pasteurization of raw milk to improve safety for human consumption.