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Is raw milk safe? A Q&A from the CDC

Harmful germs found in raw milk include bacteria, parasites, and viruses, such as Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella.

November 27, 2019 E. coli / Food-borne Illness

Risk ongoing in multi-state outbreak of E.coli linked to romaine lettuce

Two cases in Washington State have now been linked to multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California.

November 26, 2019 E. coli / Food-borne Illness

E. coli cases may be linked to Evergreens restaurants

So far, testing indicates the strain of E. coli is different from that causing the outbreak associated with romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California.

November 25, 2019 E. coli / Food-borne Illness / Public Health

Local E. coli case connected to national outbreak

Public Health believes that this person became ill from eating leafy greens purchased in King County. He was hospitalized but is now recovering.

November 22, 2019 E. coli / Food-borne Illness

Don’t eat Romaine lettuce from the Salinas California, CDC warns

Avoid all types of romaine harvested from Salinas, California, including heads and hearts of romaine, and precut lettuce and salad mixes that contain romaine.

December 27, 2018 E. coli / Food-borne Illness / Salmonella

OK to ignore FDA’s warning not to eat raw cookie dough?

Eating cookie dough (made from flour known to be not part of the recall and pasteurized eggs) is something that I enjoy enough that I’m willing to put myself and my children at (a very small) risk to do.

November 21, 2018 E. coli / Food-borne Illness

Do not eat romaine lettuce, health officials warn

CDC is advising consumers, restaurants, and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell any romaine lettuce as it investigates E. coli infections linked to romaine.

September 7, 2018 E. coli / Food-borne Illness

E. coli infections in Washington state linked to raw milk

A Washington state child under 5 years old and resident in their 70s became ill with an E. coli infection after drinking Dungeness Valley Creamery raw milk.