Washington dairy recalls raw milk after positive test for E. coli
A dairy that has a history of pathogen problems is recalling unpasteurized, raw milk because it has tested positive for E. coli, which can cause serious infections, especially in young children. Owners...
View ArticleBeach Beat: Taking a chance with raw milk? Don’t bet your kid
I’ve never been much for games of pure chance. They simply leave too much up to, well, chance. Where’s the fun or challenge in that? I prefer activities that involve logic and reason and strategy —...
View ArticleAnother California dairy cleared for retail sales of raw milk
A sixth dairy is now bottling raw milk for the retail market in California. To such names as Organic Pastures Dairy Co. of Fresno County and Claravale Farm of San Benito County, add Duivenvoorden Farms...
View ArticleRaw milk cheese tied to listeria cases; moms-to-be at high risk
At least two people in Rhode Island have developed infections from Listeria monocytogenes, causing public health officials to warn against eating soft cheese referred to as queso fresco. An alert...
View ArticleCDC expands on Texas warning about Brucella in raw milk
A month after Texas public health officials urged raw milk drinkers and their doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms of Brucella infection, the federal government weighed in with its own advice....
View ArticleTexas raw milk Brucella contamination hits 7 states
Although it is against federal law to sell unpasteurized milk across state lines, the CDC and state health departments are investigating illnesses in at least seven states in relation to Brucella...
View ArticleNew York finds Campylobacter bacteria in Yoder Farm raw milk
Unpasteurized, “raw” milk from the Martin Yoder Farm should be immediately discarded because it is contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni bacteria. New York officials have prohibited the farm from...
View ArticleMore raw milk sold by vending machine at the farm gate in NZ
A family-owned raw milk dairy with a new name in New Zealand has installed an Italian made dispenser at its farm gate, hoping people passing by on the road will purchase the output of its 520-cow herd....
View ArticlePride & Joy refuses to recall raw milk after Salmonella found
Owners of an organic raw milk dairy in Washington say they have “politely declined” the state’s request that they recall their unpasteurized milk, which showed Salmonella contamination during routine...
View ArticleState closes raw milk dairy; Salmonella matched to sick people
State officials suspended the license of Pride & Joy Dairy today and again warned the public to not drink any of the dairy’s organic, unpasteurized, raw milk because lab tests have confirmed it is...
View ArticleRaw milk producers refuse to believe positive Salmonella tests
The showdown in Washington continues between owners of the Pride & Joy raw milk dairy and state officials in regard to pathogens that state inspectors found in the dairy’s unpasteurized organic...
View ArticleState OKs raw milk dairy to resume sales; Brucella risk remains
Texas health officials agreed yesterday to allow a raw milk dairy to resume sales, but warned that the threat of antibiotic-resistant brucellosis infection remains for anyone who drank the dairy’s...
View ArticleRaw milk dairy out of time to appeal retail license suspension
Unless it’s in the mail, the owners of Pride & Joy Dairy missed the deadline yesterday to respond to Washington state’s suspension of their license to sell raw milk for the retail market. Two...
View ArticleFeds trying to seize raw camel milk suspected in interstate case
Federal officials are attempting to seize more than $70,000 in raw camel milk products stored in a warehouse in Kansas City, KS, including some bearing labels from a Missouri dairy, because they were...
View ArticleNew Jersey orders Udder Milk to stop illegally selling raw milk
Public health officials have ordered a New Jersey company to cease and desist its illegal sales of unpasteurized, raw milk following confirmation that a woman who drank it was infected with...
View ArticleFDA warns against Udder Milk; urges treatment even if not sick
Additional state and federal investigators have joined New Jersey, issuing public warnings about unpasteurized, raw milk being illegally distributed by Udder Milk. The milk has been linked to a case of...
View ArticleNew York officials warn against raw milk from Udder Milk
New York health and agriculture officials are warning the public to not buy or consume unpasteurized, raw milk from Udder Milk in New Jersey because of the danger of contracting an antibiotic-resistant...
View ArticleCDC says all Udder Milk customers need medical treatment
Anyone who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from Udder Milk in the past six months, especially pregnant women, should immediately seek medical care and start antibiotic therapy for brucellosis....
View ArticleState says ceasing Brucella vaccinations could reduce illnesses
Somewhat mixed messages are coming from health and agriculture officials in Pennsylvania in relation to antibiotic-resistant Brucella infections traced to unpasteurized, raw milk. The Pennsylvania...
View ArticleCourt shuts down large raw milk co-op; advocate done fighting
The outcome feared by raw milk advocates on both sides of the 48th parallel is now a reality. A judge in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, issued a permanent injunction against Our Farm Our Food Co-op....
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