An E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened eight people in four states last December led to the closure of Sally Jackson Cheeses, which for 30 years had crafted rustic rounds of raw-milk goat, sheep and cow cheese on a small farm in the Okanogan highlands of Eastern Washington.
But E.
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After samples of Sally Jackson Cheese tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, confirming that it was the source of an outbreak that sickened eight people in four states, the Oroville, WA. cheesemaker announced she was going out of business.
A week ago, Sally Jackson recalled all of her rustic
A sample of Sally Jackson raw milk cheese has been confirmed to be a genetic match with an outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened 8 people and led to a nationwide recall.
Dr. William Keene, senior epidemiologist with the Oregon Public Health Services Acute and Communicable Diseases
Continue Reading Sally Jackson Cheese Confirmed as Outbreak Source
A longtime, highly respected Pacific Northwest cheesemaker has been linked through an epidemiological investigation and a confirmed culture sample to an E. coli outbreak, resulting in a nationwide recall of all its gourmet raw milk cheese and revealing sanitation problems at the dairy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced
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