A brand of raw cow’s milk has been recalled in Northern Ireland because of a link to illness.
Kenneth Hanna’s Farm Shop is recalling Ken’s Raw Jersey Milk because of possible contamination with Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC).
“As a precautionary measure we are recalling all batches and use-by
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Scientists in India have reported a rare case of infection in a woman who consumed unpasteurized dairy products before falling sick.
Lactococcus lactis cremoris, previously known as Streptococcus lactis, is rarely reported as a cause of human infections. It is widely used in the production of fermented products in the
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A raw milk producer in New Zealand has issued a recall after a couple of people fell sick.
It is the second time in the space of a few months that Campylobacter infections have been linked to Lindsay Farm brand organic raw milk.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said
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A raw milk producer in New Zealand has issued a recall after three people fell sick.
Lindsay Farm HB recalled some batches of its branded organic raw milk as the product may contain Campylobacter.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said three associated illnesses had been reported. The agency advised people
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Scientists have estimated that the global incidence of Brucella infections is much higher than previously believed.
Findings suggest that at least 1.6 to 2.1 million new cases of human brucellosis occur every year. This differs significantly from one of the most cited references, which predicts an incidence of 500,000 new
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating a cluster of five illnesses caused by the Salmonella Typhimurium among children from the Twin Cities metro area.
The families of two children reported that they consumed unpasteurized milk before becoming sick. Information could not be obtained from the remaining families, but
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Local authorities in Missoula, MT, are warning people to not consume raw milk sold at a farmers market because it came from a herd where cows tested positive for Coxiella burnetii, which is the bacteria that causes Q fever.
The unpasteurized, raw milk was sold at a farmers market in
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns that consumers should immediately discard “A Joy” brand raw milk products sold in Susquehanna County. Tests following a report of potential bacteria contamination confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in half gallon and gallon plastic jugs at the A Joy Farm store in
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Listeria and E. coli have been found during testing of unpasteurized, raw milk from farms in Germany.
From 2020 to 2022, the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office (CVUA) in Stuttgart tested 54 raw milk samples from vending machines for a range of agents.
Parameters examined included somatic cell count, total
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Milk producers would be able to sell raw, unpasteurized milk in Iowa if the state Senate approves a bill that has already made it through the House of Representatives.
Healthcare and agricultural groups, including the Iowa Public Health Association, Iowa Farm Bureau, and Iowa State Dairy Association, are on record
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