California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today warned consumers that the consumption of unpasteurized (raw) dairy products may cause serious illness. Six Northern California residents have recently been diagnosed with campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection that can come from consuming contaminated raw milk.
A recent investigation conducted by
In 2012 Claravale Farms was linked to 22 Campylobacter illnesses by CDPH.
Raw milk, raw nonfat milk and raw cream produced by Claravale Farm of San Benito County are the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones. The quarantine order came following the confirmed detection
The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) today published the latest set of results from its year-long survey of Campylobacter on fresh chickens at retail.
The results to date show:
The Everett Herald reports this morning that some batches of raw milk from the Old Silvana Creamery are being recalled out of concern they may be contaminated with Campylobacter, bacteria that can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
The recall affects raw milk from the farm with expiration dates of Jan. 23 and Jan. 24, according to
Thirty-eight outbreak associated cases were detected during this investigation of an outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infections among football team affiliated individuals in Durand, Wisconsin. Analysis of data pertaining to foods consumed during the team dinner demonstrates that consuming milk during the team dinner was associated with illness. Thirty- eight (100%) ill individuals reported consuming milk
Rick Barrett, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports today that Wisconsin State officials finally released the names of two dairy farms that were the sources of raw milk served at school events linked to dozens of illnesses. The information, which stemmed from state investigations of the raw milk illness outbreaks, was provided following a public
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) released its “Name and Shame” Report this morning. The idea of testing retail chicken and publishing the results had been the focus of much discussion over the last few months. Some UK retailers were not very happy that the public would actually know how tainted the chicken really is.
If
At least 80 people fell ill this summer with Campylobacter infections linked to the consumption of unpasteurized milk from a farm in Utah, according to Utah health officials speaking with state lawmakers on Wednesday.
Health officials said that the outbreak also contributed to the death of one immunocompromised man. Twenty percent of cases were hospitalized.
Jessica Bringe of WEAU reports that more than 100 total Durand High School students were reported absent last week with Durand’s football team being hardest hit by the illness. There are 19 confirmed cases of Campylobacter; all are members of the football team.
Now, Pepin County Health officials are trying to figure out how
The Durand School District reported today that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene have confirmed that the outbreak of gastrointestinal illness occurring in Pepin County, Wisconsin, was caused by Campylobacter. To date, Campylobacter has been detected in specimens from 9 ill individuals. Not all of the ill
