pasteurization

Sunday Edition: King Raw

After one of the most significant public health events in U.S. history, pasteurized milk became almost universally adopted. But there are hold-outs, and raw milk and raw milk products are responsible for human illnesses and deaths 161 years after pasteurization became available.

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Apr 2026

Walmart cottage cheese recalled because of incomplete pasteurization

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (SUSA or Saputo) is voluntarily recalling cottage cheese products from Walmart stores because of the possibility of liquid dairy ingredients used in the items not being

By News Desk

/ 26 Feb 2026

Walmart cottage cheese recalled because of incomplete pasteurization

Some dairies offering a safe alternative to raw milk

Tapping into the past, Western Washington dairy farmers Anna and Chris Groeneveld, owners of Sky Valley Fresh (https://www.skyvalleyfresh.com), are happy to provide their customers with a safe

By Cookson Beecher

/ 14 Aug 2025

Some dairies offering a safe alternative to raw milk

North Carolina may close raw milk loopholes because it could spread bird flu

North Carolina’s 2025 Farm Act may enhance the state’s ban on raw milk sales, taking a loophole-closing approach to non-pasteurized dairy. The 2025 Farm Act, Senate Bill 639,

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jun 2025

North Carolina may close raw milk loopholes because it could spread bird flu

RFK Jr. isn’t making raw milk advocates happy

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is getting plenty of criticism for what could happen as his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda upends some long-established public

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jun 2025

RFK Jr. isn’t making raw milk advocates happy

Ohio dairy recalls chocolate milk

A dairy in Middlefield, OH, is recalling its chocolate milk because of a lack of proper pasteurization. The Ohio Department of Agriculture reported on March 26 it had discovered that

By News Desk

/ 26 Mar 2025

New York health officials issue warning about unpasteurized raw milk from HuHill Farm

For the second time in three months a Montgomery County dairy in New York has had its raw milk test positive for Campylobacter during routine testing by state inspectors. The

By News Desk

/ 22 Oct 2024

New York health officials issue warning about unpasteurized raw milk from HuHill Farm

FDA completes another round of tests, finding that pasteurized milk products are safe

The Food and Drug Administration has completed a second round of peer-reviewed testing, finding that milk and other dairy products that undergo pasteurization are safe for human consumption because the

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Aug 2024

FDA completes another round of tests, finding that pasteurized milk products are safe

State tests show bacteria in raw milk; consumers urged to throw out products

State officials in New York have issued a warning about unpasteurized, raw milk from Hu-Hill Farm in Fort Plain. The milk has tested positive for campylobacter bacteria and could cause

By News Desk

/ 6 Aug 2024

State tests show bacteria in raw milk; consumers urged to throw out products

Improper pasteurization spurs milk recall

Chocolate milk sold in New York State is being recalled for improper pasteurization, according to New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball. The milk was produced by Meadowbrook Farms

By News Desk

/ 10 May 2024

Improper pasteurization spurs milk recall

More raw milk caution required during avian flu crisis

It’s unknown if humans can become infected with the Avian Flu virus from unpasteurized, raw milk, but we’ve certainly set up the experiment to find out. That’s

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 May 2024

More raw milk caution required during avian flu crisis

Michigan officials warn against raw milk amid outbreak of bird flu

Public health officials in Michigan are again warning against drinking unpasteurized, raw milk, this time because of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has been found in dairy herds.

By News Desk

/ 19 Apr 2024

Michigan officials warn against raw milk amid outbreak of bird flu

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pasteurization

Sunday Edition: King Raw

Walmart cottage cheese recalled because of incomplete pasteurization

Some dairies offering a safe alternative to raw milk

North Carolina may close raw milk loopholes because it could spread bird flu

RFK Jr. isn’t making raw milk advocates happy

Ohio dairy recalls chocolate milk

New York health officials issue warning about unpasteurized raw milk from HuHill Farm

FDA completes another round of tests, finding that pasteurized milk products are safe

State tests show bacteria in raw milk; consumers urged to throw out products

Improper pasteurization spurs milk recall

More raw milk caution required during avian flu crisis

Michigan officials warn against raw milk amid outbreak of bird flu

Your Support Protects Public Health