A new study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, found that the rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk (raw milk) and unpasteurized milk products was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk. In addition, the study revealed that states where raw milk sales
Amish raw dairyman enjoined from further raw milk SALES
A federal district court judge has ruled in the Daniel Allgyer matter, holding that Allgyer cannot sell anymore raw milk to a buying club located across state lines (Allgyer’s dairy is in Pennsylvania). Jon Rutter profiled the judge’s opinion at Lancaster online:
In his opinion, Stengel discounted an arrangement by which a private group,
Illinois Dairy Company Recalls Milk After Pasteurizing Equipment Failure
According to a report released today, Ludwig Dairy in Dixon, Illinois, is recalling all products – including cheese and milk – sold in Cook County and several other counties due to problems with the pasteurizing equipment.
The dairy company explained that controlled pump that is supposed to stop the production of raw milk if
Health Canada Reminder to Canadians About the Risks of Drinking Raw Milk Can Be a Lesson for Americans Too
Yesterday, Health Canada, Canada’s government agency responsible for national public health, issued a press release reminding its citizens not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk because it could contain bacteria that can make you seriously ill.
The agency explains:
Unpasteurized milk has historically been linked to many serious diseases. In addition, several different kinds of bacteria
Outbreak of Campylobacter in Alaska Linked to Raw Milk
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
Three Sickened by Q Fever in Michigan
Today, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) issued a warning on the dangers of consuming raw milk after three people were diagnosed with Q fever as a result of drinking the product.
Health department officials reported that the three victims, all women in their 30s and 40s, had participated in a dairy herd share
Ron Paul introduces bill to legalize sale of raw milk in interstate commerce
Ron Paul, libertarian congressman from Texas, has introduced a bill (HR 1830) to legalize the sale of raw milk across state lines–i.e. in interstate commerce. Below is his statement about the bill. First, check your facts about raw milk at www.realrawmilkfacts.com; see a listing of raw dairy outbreaks and recalls from last year
In other milk news . . . New Jersey Assembly passes raw milk bill
On a day that Oak Farms dairy recalled milk due to possible inadequate pasteurization, New Jersey residents are one step closer to buying raw milk in their home state. The New Jersey Assembly this afternoon passed Assembly bill A-743 to legalize the sale of raw milk. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman John DiMaio, R-Warren/Hunterdon
Fair and Balanced? Half the Raw Milk Story in Nebraska
I just finished reading on online article at the Lincoln (NE) star journal, "You don’t have to own a .jpg)
cow to have raw milk," by Erin Duerr. In the article she proclaims that the "best" way to get your dairy is "raw milk at the source." She does manage to mention that raw milk "comes with conflicting
Number of Raw Milk Illnesses in Colorado Continues to Grow
The number of those sickened by raw milk in Boulder County Colorado has grown to 24. Earlier this week, health officials announced that 16 people were suffering from E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter infections lined to unpasteurized goat’s milk from the Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, Colorado. Now 8 more illnesses have been identified. This may