Overview

• The Florida Department of Health traced 21 Campylobacter and Shiga toxin–producing E. coli infections to raw milk from a single farm, including six children under age 10.
• Seven people have been hospitalized and at least two patients developed severe complications, health officials reported.
• Florida law bans raw milk sales for human consumption and permits distribution only under pet-food labels, creating gaps in sanitary oversight.
• No product recall has been issued and state investigators continue probing the farm’s sanitation practices.
• Federal agencies warn that pasteurization kills harmful bacteria while providing the same nutritional benefits that unproven raw milk claims cite.