From the beginning of the Biden Administration, STOP Foodborne Illness (STOP) has been representing people harmed by poultry-related Salmonella illnesses and supporting efforts underway at USDA to make poultry safer. This work is important to public health because contamination with Salmonella and Campylobacter makes poultry one of the riskiest components of our food supply.
CDC typically coordinates between 17 and 36 investigations of foodborne illnesses involving multiple states each week. The table below shows the number of active CDC multistate investigations for Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella.
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball today warned consumers in Montgomery County and the surrounding area not to consume unpasteurized raw milk from Rob and Shirley Hudyncia dba HuHill Farm due to possible Campylobacter jejuni contamination. HuHill Farm is located at 232 Lighthall Road, Fort Plain, New York 13339.
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In mid-July 2024, 2 Washington residents in different counties were infected with the same, highly related strain of Campylobacter jejuni. Both drank Jim’s Jerseys raw milk produced by Old Silvana Creamery (Arlington, WA) shortly before becoming ill.
Raw milk is a high-risk food for causing illness because it is not heat treated (pasteurized) to kill
Idaho Public Health officials are investigating recent reports of 18 people who recently experienced symptoms of, and tested positive for, Campylobacter, and who also reported purchasing and drinking unpasteurized (raw) milk from Paradise Grove Dairy. The Idaho Division of Public Health is collaborating with Central District Health (CDH), Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH), and Idaho
I am speaking at IAFP in Long Beach in the morning, perhaps I will get some answers?
In October, San Diego County and Orange County Department of Health issued public notifications about a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak investigation linked to Raw Farm LLC brand unpasteurized milk and milk products. At the time of those public notifications
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Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm LLC – Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020
Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks:
Public health officials in Utah are investigating a cluster of illnesses associated with drinking “raw” (meaning unpasteurized) milk. To date, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) has identified 10 people in the county with campylobacteriosis, an illness caused by the bacterium Campylobacter. Eight of the 10 people infected confirmed that they drank raw milk prior
The Cortland County Health Department is alerting residents of an outbreak of Campylobacteriosis among people who ate at Wild Ginger, Main St., Cortland, between 10/18/2019 and 10/31/2019. To date, seven patrons have tested positive for this bacterial infection.
