Keila Rawlinson, a mother of two young children, told the Daily News that she believes raw, or unpasteurized, milk is more nutritious and safer for her family. She owns a share of the cow at Dee Creek Farm, which has been closed by the state and county for distributing contaminated raw milk.
Unpasteurized milk can be sold legally in Washington, if the dairy is licensed and inspected by the state. In California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Mexico, it can be sold in stores, but not in Washington, where Dee Creek and Rawlinson are located.Continue Reading Got raw milk?
Mason was born on Christmas Eve
Instead of celebrating Christmas this year, the family of tragic E.coli victim Mason Jones will be spending Christmas Eve – the day when he would have turned six – at his graveside.
Five-year-old Mason died from E. coli poisoning at Bristol Children’s Hospital, after the infection caused his kidneys to fail. His was the only death out of more than 170 children, parents and elderly people who contracted E.coli 0157, as it swept through at least 42 schools, hundreds of families and some old folks’ homes in South Wales.Continue Reading Mason was born on Christmas Eve
Three county residents tested for E. coli after outbreak
The Daily Astorian and The Associated Press report that three Clatsop County residents may have contracted E. coli, following an outbreak of the bacterial disease linked to a raw-milk dairy in Washington.
Dee Creek Farm, an unlicensed raw milk dairy in Woodland, was the source of the outbreak.Continue Reading Three county residents tested for E. coli after outbreak
FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Drinking Raw Milk
Following an outbreak in the state of Washington, the Food and Drug Administration is warning the public against drinking raw milk, because it may contain harmful bacteria that can cause life-threatening illnesses.
To date, eight illness have been reported in Washington state, several of which were in children, from drinking unpasteurized milk. Two of the children remain hospitalized. A local dairy has been found to be the source of the outbreak, and the dairy has been told to shut down.Continue Reading FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Drinking Raw Milk
5 more cases of E. coli linked to dairy’s raw milk
Five more people have become sickened with E. coli from unpasteurized milk from Dee Creek Farm, bringing the total sickened to 17 people, including two children still in critical condition.
Marni Storey, Clark County’s public health manager, says that lab tests show that “One hundred percent of the people with E. coli reported consuming unpasteurized
In our view: ban raw milk
Raw-milk fans complain that pasteurizing milk destroys nutrients, enzymes and other beneficial bacteria, and it is becoming popular with people who believe it is more healthful or tastes better, according to the Washington Columbian.
However, countless researchers and food scientists agree that the benefit of destroying the harmful bacteria (through pasteurization) far outweighs the supposed
Raw milk: Local dairy serves up unpasteurized milk to eager customers … But food regulators are watching
Eric Flowers of the Oregon Bulletin reports that although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state regulators strongly discourage the consumption of raw milk because of the possibility of disease, local dairies and raw milk advocates still decide to sell the product through cow-share programs.
Because much of the raw-milk trade happens below industry and regulatory radar, there is no firm count on the number of raw-milk drinkers or raw-milk dairies.Continue Reading Raw milk: Local dairy serves up unpasteurized milk to eager customers … But food regulators are watching
Dairy operators question whether raw milk was source of E. Coli
Michael and Anita Puckett, operators of the Dee Creek Farm in Woodland, have been given 24 hours to give health officials the names of people who received raw milk from their farm, according to the Associated Press.
The milk is being blamed for an outbreak of E. coli-related illness in 11 people, including nine children. In addition to the 2 adults and 9 children sickened by the milk, 3 employees of the farm also showed symptoms of infection.Continue Reading Dairy operators question whether raw milk was source of E. Coli
Milk producer cringes at the mention of E. Coli
There are currently only six dairies that are licensed and regularly inspected to sell raw, unpasteurized milk, according to The Columbian. But with the recent E. coli outbreak stemming from raw milk provided by an unlicensed dairy, the law-abiding dairies are concerned that people will not be purchasing their product.
Dairy owners who are licensed,
Raw milk strikes again
Douglas Powell of the Food Safety Network say that seven children have been stricken with E. coli O157:H7 in Woodland, Washington, and four of them remain in serious condition in hospital, after drinking contaminated raw milk.
Dee Creek Farms, an unlicensed and uninspected farm near Woodland, provided the raw milk that sicked the children.Continue Reading Raw milk strikes again