A new report describes how raw, unpasteurized milk in Tennessee likely caused infections in people, including infants, one of whom developed kidney failure.
The report from the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) discusses two babies who developed E. Coli infections after being fed raw milk from a
Continue Reading Researchers say raw milk infected people in Tennessee; one baby developed kidney failure
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. announced a 10-state recall of baby spinach because of potential contamination with Salmonella. According to the recall notice posted on The Food and Drug Administration’s website, the recall was issued due to a sample of baby spinach that yielded a positive result for Salmonella in a
Continue Reading Dole recalls baby spinach products after state test shows Salmonella in a sample
A McDonald’s in Johnson City, TN, and a Little Caesar’s Pizza in Newark, OH, put their customers at risk of exposure to hepatitis A by permitting an employee with the liver disease to report for work.
They are the latest in a long list of hepatitis A developments that are
Continue Reading National epidemic of hepatitis A outbreaks puts restaurant customers at risk
Lingering death is the usual means for killing legislative bills, but there’s also the swift smackdown method. The Montana Legislature used that second method, also known as tabling, to cut down House Bills 516 and 521.
That means for the second time since 2017, Montana lawmakers have killed bills to
Continue Reading Montana again smacks down efforts to legalize sales of unpasteurized milk
Raw milk distributed from French Broad Farm in East Knox County, TN, through a cow share program sickened a dozen children this past summer. After the E. coli outbreak, the farm shut down the cow-share program.
State Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, thinks the time has come to end the cow-share
Continue Reading Tennessee Senate considers closing raw milk loophole; sponsor cites outbreaks
UPDATE — 7:15 p.m. EDT: Knox County officials have issued a public warning, naming French Broad Farm in Knoxville, TN, as the source of unpasteurized, raw milk that is linked to an ongoing E. coli outbreak. All raw milk or other unpasteurized products from the farm should be thrown away.
Continue Reading Dairy named: Raw milk, farm animals likely cause of new E. coli outbreak among children
County officials in Knoxville, TN, are investigating a cluster of E. coli infections among several children in the area, but they don’t have enough information yet to issue a public warning.
Dr. Martha Buchanan, director of the Knox County Health Department, told WATE-TV, Channel 6, the only similarity epidemiologists have
Continue Reading No common denominator yet for E. coli patients in Tennessee
Raw milk advocates have gained some ground in the last decade, going from 29 to 43 states that allow some way to sell milk without pasteurization. However, in only 12 states are retail sales of raw milk permitted, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. And 19 states ban
Continue Reading It’s getting harder to open those raw milk loopholes
More than 50 people have been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak in Tennessee apparently stemming from a volunteer fire department fish fry fund raiser earlier this month. 
Multiple media in and around Lacassas, TN, are reporting that a Sept. 10 fish fry at the Lascassas Fire Department has been identified
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak traced to fish fry likely winding down
A total of nine patients in Tennessee were found to have suffered from Salmonella Heidelberg infections after consuming Tyson Foods mechanically separated chicken in January, according to the final outbreak report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All nine of the patients were inmates at a single
Continue Reading CDC Issues Final Update on Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Tyson Mechanically Separated Chicken
