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Campylobacter Outbreak Closes Raw Milk Dairy

By PritzkerLaw

A raw milk dairy in western Colorado has been ordered by state regulators to stop distribution until further notice -- an action prompted by 11 cases of Campylobacter.

The shutdown of Kinikin Corner Dairy LLC of Montrose, Colorado, was ordered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The Associated Press reported Friday that 10 people who have gotten sick since March 10 reported drinking raw milk and eight of them were certain the milk came from Kinikin, a cow share operation.

Raw milk is not pasteurized to kill disease and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified it as an important vehicle in the transmission of Campylobacter, a foodborne pathogen that in rare cases can lead to Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a serious illness that can lead to paralysis and death.

For at least the past 20 years, the CDC has flagged raw milk as a carrier of all sorts of pathogens, including Salmonella. And as recently as January 2009, the agency created a special web broadcast, or podcast, about the dangers of raw milk.

Contact our law firm for a free Campylobacter case review. As a national food safety law firm, PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is involved in virtually every major outbreak of foodborne illness and has obtained millions for food poisoning victims. To reach a Campylobacter attorney by phone, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free.)

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on April 10, 2009 (boomark / email).