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7. Salmonella Outbreak

On The Safety of Raw Milk (with a word about pasteurization)

November 3, 2005

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7. Salmonella Outbreak- See text below

SALMONELLA OUTBREAK

  • Between 2002-2003 there was a multistate outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infections which were ultimately associated with the consumption of raw milk.
  • 62 people were infected, including 40 customers Patients were from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee.
  • Of 32 food samples tested, five were positive for S. typhimurium, including three raw skim milk samples, one raw milk butter sample and one raw cream sample.
  • Upon investigation, only the consumption of raw milk was associated significantly with the illnesses.
    
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