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• Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Imported Marte Brand Frescolina Ricotta Salata Cheese

  CDC is collaborating with public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis). Joint investigation efforts indicate that ricotta salata cheese is the likely source.  Public health investigators are using DNA “fingerprints” of Listeria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, or PFGE, to identify cases ofRead more

• IDFA Commends Actions to Deter Human Consumption Of Raw Milk

  From the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) website: Two recent actions, one at the state level and another at the federal level, underscored the importance of pasteurization for milk sold to consumers and helped to protect the dairy industry’s strong food-safety record. The New Jersey State Senate’s Economic Growth Committee last week removed from consideration a bill that would have legalized the sale of raw milk to consumers in the state. Earlier this week, the WhiteRead more

• Sponsors Of New Jersey Raw Milk Bill Start Over

  From Food Safety News: by Dan Flynn | Jan 17, 2012 New Jersey teetered on the brink of allowing commercial raw milk sales last year, but it did not happen. Assembly Bill 743, setting up a permit system and allowing the commercial sale of raw milk, passed New Jersey’s lower house on a 71-6 vote (with one abstention) way back in March, 2011.  A743 was then sent to the Senate Economic Growth Committee, where nothing more happened until late December, when committee chairman RaymondRead more