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Florida Health Officials Confirm 21 Campylobacter and E. coli Cases Linked to Raw Milk

Investigators are scrutinizing farm sanitation to enforce state law that restricts raw milk sales to animal feed.

Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a cover slip.
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 25: Containers of Raw Farm raw milk are displayed on a shelf at Berkeley Bowl on November 25, 2024 in Berkeley, California. Fresno County dairy Raw Farm has recalled its cream top raw milk after bird flu virus was found in a retail sample of the raw milk product over the weekend. Consumers should avoid consumption of the milk and are encouraged to return the product to the store where it was purchased. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Florida Department of Health has linked 21 infections to raw milk from a Northeast/Central Florida farm, including six children under age 10.
  • Seven patients have been hospitalized and two are suffering severe complications from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and Campylobacter.
  • State investigators have launched on-site inspections after identifying sanitation lapses at the implicated dairy farm.
  • Under Florida law, raw milk may be sold only for non-human consumption as pet or animal feed and must carry strict warning labels.
  • Federal authorities continue to warn that unpasteurized dairy poses pathogen risks and point to the USDA’s 1987 ban on cross-state raw milk sales.