On Wednesday, Jan. 20, I sat through a few meetings, delivered a presentation on food safety labeling, and was interviewed for a podcast on food safety. All of this work took place at my home as we are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, I joined
Anyone who has retail raw whole milk, skim milk and cream on hand from Dungeness Valley Creamery should not consume it because samples have tested positive for E. coli, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal illnesses.
The Sequim, WA, based creamery issued the recall Tuesday after routine sampling conducted
Continue Reading Dairy recalls raw milk for E. coli; best-by dates through April 20
Laboratory tests have confirmed E. coli infections in a young child and an elderly person in Washington state who drank unpasteurized, raw milk from the same dairy.
The implicated dairy was linked to an E. coli outbreak in 2009 and recalled some of its raw milk in 2013 after state
Continue Reading State confirms illnesses; Dungeness Valley Creamery raw milk implicated
At least 20 people are sick with Salmonella Newport infections linked to pre-cut watermelon and cantaloupe that was sold up to and including today at various grocery stores. State and federal officials are trying to determine what company supplied the fruit and whether any is still on store shelves.
Anyone
Continue Reading Pre-cut melon linked to outbreak in the Pacific Northwest
Unless it’s in the mail, the owners of Pride & Joy Dairy missed the deadline yesterday to respond to Washington state’s suspension of their license to sell raw milk for the retail market.
Two Salmonella illnesses have been traced to the dairy using genetic testing, but the dairy owners have
Continue Reading Raw milk dairy out of time to appeal retail license suspension
The showdown in Washington continues between owners of the Pride & Joy raw milk dairy and state officials in regard to pathogens that state inspectors found in the dairy’s unpasteurized organic milk.
Tuesday the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) reported its latest test results, which confirmed Salmonella in the
Continue Reading Raw milk producers refuse to believe positive Salmonella tests
State officials suspended the license of Pride & Joy Dairy today and again warned the public to not drink any of the dairy’s organic, unpasteurized, raw milk because lab tests have confirmed it is contaminated with a rare strain of Salmonella that hospitalized two people.
Until further notice, the dairy
Continue Reading State closes raw milk dairy; Salmonella matched to sick people
It is unclear whether Pride & Joy Creamery will expand its current recall of unpasteurized raw milk now that state officials have revealed additional positive test results for E. coli in the dairy’s milk.
One gallon of Pride & Joy unpasteurized raw milk sells for $10
Continue Reading State confirms E. coli in more raw milk from Pride & Joy
UPDATED CONTENT: Washington state officials have clarified that the two illnesses that spurred their investigation at Pride & Joy Dairy were Salmonella infections in people who reported consuming the dairy’s raw milk before becoming ill. The state did not find Salmonella in the company’s milk, but it did find toxin-producing
Continue Reading UPDATED: Organic dairy recalls raw milk for E. coli; two sick
An E. coli outbreak initially linked to a restaurant in Seattle is now being investigated as a multi-state outbreak with cases confirmed in four states. In addition to seven Washington residents reported last week in connection with the Matador restaurant in Seattle, the outbreak has also sickened people in Colorado,
Continue Reading Victims in three other states linked to E. coli outbreak in Seattle
