Gastroenterologist warned about the risks of eating dairy products

The ingestion of metabolites of veterinary drugs into milk and cottage cheese is possible if the timing of their elimination after treatment of animals is violated. Ekaterina Kashukh, an expert doctor at the Hemotest laboratory and a gastroenterologist, told Izvestia about this on April 21.

"If the deadlines are violated, albendazole sulfone gets into milk, and then into cottage cheese and other dairy products. When processing milk, the substance is not destroyed and is preserved in the finished product," she said.

According to the specialist, in therapeutic doses, albendazole can cause side effects from the gastrointestinal tract, including nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Prolonged use may put strain on the liver. However, in the identified cases, we are talking only about trace amounts of the substance, so the risk of serious harm to health is minimal.

The expert stressed that a single use of such products, as a rule, does not lead to significant consequences for healthy adults. In the absence of complaints, it is enough to exclude the product from the diet and monitor well-being.

She added that if you experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea or diarrhea, you should consult a doctor. In such cases, blood tests, liver function assessment, and ultrasound examination of the digestive system may be prescribed.

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The Rosselkhoznadzor has introduced a regime of enhanced laboratory control over cottage cheese produced by Smolevichi Moloko CJSC and Savushkin Produkt OJSC. It was clarified that the specified substance is a decay product of an anthelmintic drug used in veterinary medicine. However, its presence in milk may pose a risk of toxic effects to humans.