Family Cow raw milk and raw milk cheeses may have caused Salmonella illnesses, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and news reports. Officials are warning consumers to discard raw milk and raw milk cheeses produced by that dairy. The dairy is located at 3854 Olde Scotland Road in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. A recent spike in … Read more
After a Campylobacter outbreak linked to its raw milk prompted a suspension of sales, Family Cow has been cleared by Pennsylvania health officials to resume raw milke sales. The outbreak was the third less than two years to be associated with The Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. In this outbreak, two people who consumed raw … Read more
For the third time in 20 months, a raw milk Campylobacter outbreak has been associated with The Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Two people who consumed raw milk from the farm have confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection, called campylobacteriosis, according to Pennsylvania health officials. The farm has stopped selling raw milk while the investigation is … Read more
Recalled raw milk produced by Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, PA was distributed at seven locations in Allegheny County, according to the Allegheny County Health Department, which is advising residents to discard the milk due to potential contamination with Campylobacter. At least five people who drank the raw milk developed campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection that causes … Read more
A study published in the April issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases looked at the 2012 Campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk produced at the Family Cow dairy in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The study’s authors say this outbreak “demonstrates the ongoing hazards of unpasteurized dairy products.” That outbreak sickened at least 81 people in four states. The … Read more
The Family Cow raw milk outbreak that sickened 80 people in four states with campylobacteriosis appears to be over as no new cases have been reported since the end of February, a Pennsylvania health official said this week. The Pennsylvania Department of Health has not yet determined if it will issue an offiicial final report … Read more
The Campylobacter outbreak linked to raw milk produced by the Family Cow dairy in Chambersburg, Pa. is one of the five largest raw milk outbreaks in the nation since 1998, according to Food Poisoning Bulletin’s research of data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. As of February … Read more
The number of cases of Campylobacter food poisoning linked to the Family Cow brand raw milk produced by Shankstead Ecofarm in Pennsylvania has risen to 80 people in four states This is the case distribution as of February 29, 2012: Maryland (5) New Jersey (2) Pennsylvania (70) West Virginia The Maryland Department of Health found … Read more