As of May 19, 2026, nine California residents have been infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7. Illness onset dates range from March 27 through April 30, 2026. Six illnesses are in children. Five individuals have been hospitalized, and two have developed HUS. No deaths have been reported. No individuals from other states are
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to raw milk cheese from RAW FARM LLC is over.
The outbreak sickened nine people across three states — California, Texas and Florida. Three of the patients were hospitalized and one of them developed hemolytic uremic syndrome
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to RAW FARM-brand raw dairy products.
As part of this investigation, FDA, in coordination with state partners, has completed onsite inspections and sample collections at RAW FARM, LLC retail and processing facilities.
On August 19, 2024, four-year-old Noah Ruiz experienced onset of diarrhea. A stool specimen collected at St. George Regional Medical Center on 8/22/2024 was PCR positive for E. coli O157:H7. The Utah Department of Health (UDH) State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL) isolated E. coli O157:H7 in Noah’s specimen (Accession Number 2017861). UDH SPHL conducted whole
County Public Health officials are warning people not to eat RAW FARM raw cheddar cheese because it has been linked to a Shiga-toxin producing E.coli outbreak that has made two people in San Diego sick.
On April 2, the company issued a voluntary recall on its raw milk cheddar cheese (original and jalapeno flavored), shredded and block
I wonder if it was this quote that did it?
“If someone buys the product after the FDA’s advisory comes out and gets sick, that also creates a more difficult legal problem for the company.
“That’s why [companies] recall,” Marler said. “They don’t want to be on the other side of the courtroom trying to
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to RAW FARM-brand raw dairy products. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.
FDA has again recommended that RAW FARM, LLC voluntarily remove their raw cheese products from the market, and the firm has not
From Chattanooga-Hamilton Department of Health: Our community has recently experienced illnesses linked to the consumption of unpasteurized (“raw”) milk. Several children have become seriously ill after exposure to E. coli bacteria that can produce Shiga toxin — a toxin that may cause severe complications, including kidney failure.
Young children are especially vulnerable. In past local
Both Cheese and Raw Milk implicated.
Since the last update on March 15, 2026, 2 additional illnesses have been reported from California. A total of 9 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from 3 states – California 7, Florida 1 and Texas 1.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), André Carson (IN-07), Alma Adams (NC-12), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Grace Meng (NY-06), Mark Takano (CA-39) – Members of the Food Safety Caucus – released a joint statement following reports of E. coli
