Foodborne Outbreak Association With Raw Milk
US - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to drink raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy of York, South Carolina, after there have been three confirmed cases and five probable cases of campylobacteriosis in North Carolina, associated with raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy.
18 July 2011
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The FDA is working with officials in North Carolina and South Carolina to investigate an outbreak of campylobacteriosis in three people who consumed raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy. The three confirmed cases and another five probable cases are from three different households and each case reports that prior to becoming ill they consumed raw milk that was obtained from Tucker Adkins Dairy on June 14, 2011. The onset of illness in these cases occurred in mid June. One person was admitted to hospitable.
The FDA recommends that consumers only drink pasteurised milk. Raw milk is unpasteurised milk from hoofed mammals, such as cows, sheep, or goats. Raw milk may contain a wide variety of harmful bacteria – including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, Campylobacter and Brucella -- that may cause illness and possibly death. Public health authorities, including FDA and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, have expressed concerns about the hazards of drinking raw milk for decades.
Symptoms of illness caused by various bacteria commonly found in raw milk may include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, headache and body ache. Most healthy individuals recover quickly from illness caused by raw milk. However, some people may have more severe illness, and the harmful bacteria in raw milk can be especially dangerous for pregnant women, the elderly, infants, young children and people with weakened immune systems.
If consumers of raw milk are experiencing one or more of these symptoms after consuming raw milk or food products made from raw milk, they should contact their health care provider immediately.
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