Study links TB, unsafe cheeses
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Unpasteurized dairy items blamed
By Cheryl Clark
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

May 26, 2008

Public health experts are cautioning people not to consume unpasteurized milk and cheese from Mexico after a new study found that those products have caused hundreds of individuals – mostly Latinos – to become sick over the years with a hardy form of tuberculosis.

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Their warning is part of county government's ongoing efforts to discourage consumers from buying queso fresco, or “fresh cheese,â€