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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
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Emily Battle at The Front Burner reported on a new raw milk cheese recall:
Due to an abundance of caution and concern that the quality and safety of a batch of Mini raw milk cheese, which requires refrigeration, did not meet the high standards established by Meadow Creek Dairy of Galax, Virginia, approximately four pounds of their Mini raw milk cheese sold in Fredericksburg, Virginia between July 7 – August 19, 2011 are being recalled.
The Mini cheese was sold in approximatelyRead 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
