The following article was authored by Cookson Beecher at Food Safety News. It is titled “Portland ME Says “Yes” to Raw Milk at Farmers’ Markets,” and is reprinted here with FSN’s permission. For more information on the risks of raw milk, see www.realrawmilkfacts.com.
In a victory for raw-milk farmers, Maine’s Portland City
The state of Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) is investigating four recent cases of Campylobacter infection associated with drinking raw milk from an Alaska farm. According to a recent epidemiology bulletin, on June 15, 2011, SOE was notified by the Alaska State Public Health Laboratory of four Campylobacter jejuni isolates with identical pulsed-field gel
A recent raw milk outbreak of E. coli O157 among 30 plus folks in Colorado serves as an important reminder of the enormous risks associated with consumption of raw milk and raw milk products, especially for kids and the elderly.
Jennifer Brown at the Denver Post has written an excellent article on one family’s horrific
Health officials from Michigan believe that the Campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk from Forest Grove Dairy in Vandalia, Indiana is over. No illnesses have been reported in 3 weeks.
James McCurtis, public information officer for the state health department, said the department is confident that the privately sold raw milk is the source of the
In the wake of a campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk from Family Farms Cooperative in Indiana, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has suspended the permit of Pasture Maid Creamery to sell raw milk for human consumption. The suspension occurred after testing found Campylobacter in raw milk samples from the dairy. Notably, the tests were
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Worldpoultry.com reported today that UK scientists and other experts are meeting in London to identify new methods to tackle campylobacter, which has been shown to affect 75% of Britain’s poultry flock.
A recent study by the Food Standards Agency found 65% of 3,000 samples of chicken bought in the UK was infected with the bacterium, which causes
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Late yesterday, a Bellingham, Washington company called Jackie’s Jersey Milk recalled raw milk product due to possible contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The contamination was detected during routine sampling and testing of the company’s products by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
Products subject to the recall include all Jackie’s Jersey Raw Jersey Cow Milk with
The Washington State Departments of Health and Agriculture today released information linking recent E. coli illnesses in Washington State to raw milk produced by the Dungeness Valley Creamery in Sequim, WA. See www.marlerblog.com. I will point out up front that the Dungeness Valley Creamery, which appears to be where the milk was produced, is a dairy properly licensed in Washington to sell raw milk. I would ban the sale of raw milk from any dairy in the country, personally, whether licensed or not, but that is not the point of this post. Every time a raw milk outbreak happens, which is relatively frequently, it causes me to think how many options there really are for people who are looking to purchase the product . . . even in states that otherwise ban it.
I talked recently in an article on foodsafetynews.com about the deceptive, transparent efforts of many unlicensed dairies to sell raw milk under the guise of cow-share agreements. Read the article here. First of all, these arrangements are patently illegal in most states, including Washington, and even states where the Legislature has not specifically condemned them. Read Washington State Dept of Agriculture’s views on cow-share agreements for a perfect example. And second, it’s really a little scary to think that, because these dairies are selling raw milk without having to meet state licensure requirements, some of them produce their product under some terrible conditions. Continue Reading Raw Milk, and the Problem with Unlicensed Dairies