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Meredith Cohn with The Baltimore Sun reported that six people were infected with Campylobacter by raw milk from the Family Cow dairy store in Chambersburg, Pa., including three in Maryland, according to the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The bacteria causes diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and can progress into a more serious bloodstream infection, usually two to five days after exposure. The state agency and the health department in Pennsylvania are advising consumersRead more
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David Gumpert of The Complete Patient summarizes a recent federal court decision relating to the Amish farmer who is accused of violating the interstate ban on shipment of raw milk.
Read the whole motion here (pdf).
The federal judge hearing the government case to prevent Amish farmer Daniel Allgyer from shipping raw milk to members of a Maryland food club has issued his first ruling, and initial thoughts on the case.
The judge states: “The tangential issues raised in his motionRead more
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Dr. Richard Raymond, former Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (2005-2008), weighs in on this question in an opinion piece published in Food Safety News.
America is seeing more and more outbreaks and illnesses from people drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. This phenomena has been on the rise over the last 15 years or so. This documented increase is most likely because of PulseNet, the relatively new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tool, introducedRead more
