The CDC reported an outbreak of Salmonella and other cases in San Diego due to drinking raw milk in 2023:
Unpasteurized (raw) milk has been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks caused by Escherichia coli bacteria and certain species of Brucella, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, and Salmonella. In October 2023, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency notified the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) of eight cases of salmonellosis in persons who reported consuming brand A raw milk, produced exclusively by dairy farm A. A total of 171 outbreak-associated Salmonella Typhimurium cases were identified through review of standardized salmonellosis case report forms and a search of PulseNet, CDC’s national molecular subtyping network for enteric disease surveillance, followed by administration of a dairy-focused supplementary questionnaire. Most cases (98%) were identified in California; one case each was identified in four other states. Among the 171 cases, 120 (70%) cases and 18 (82%) of the cases requiring hospitalization were among children and adolescents aged <18 years. Among 159 patients confirmed to be infected with the outbreak strain, 55 (70%) of those with exposure data consumed brand A raw milk or heavy cream. Four of 40 samples collected from dairy farm A, retail stores, and patients’ homes, including raw milk and raw milk cheese aged for 60 days, tested positive for the outbreak strain of S. Typhimurium by whole-genome sequencing. Dairy farm A voluntarily recalled raw milk and raw heavy cream 1 week after the initial outbreak identification. Commercially distributed raw dairy products have the potential to cause large and widespread infectious disease outbreaks. Public health authorities should continue to raise awareness of the risks associated with consuming raw dairy products, especially by persons at increased risk for severe disease from enteric pathogens, including children.
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FYI you can still get salmonella from pasteurized milk if it is contaminated after pasteurization. It typically results in a recall. Raw milk is not inherently less safe it just has a shorter shelf life and can only be transported shorter distances.
But you keep pushing your agenda there KF. You annd your catty little gossip blog are no better than the NYT and Mississippi Today.
Science shmience, freeeeeeeedom (to be stupid)
Ah yes, Jackson Jambalaya — where Mississippi meets MySpace.
Visiting this blog feels like stepping into a digital time capsule, except nobody dusted it off first. The layout is pure 2008: a cluttered scroll-fest of mismatched fonts, off-center ads, and enough blue hyperlinks to send you straight back to your high school IT class. It’s like someone took a Geocities site, dipped it in local outrage, and hit “Publish” for 15 years straight.
Navigating the site is about as smooth as Jackson’s water system during a cold snap — chaotic, outdated, and somehow still leaking opinions all over the place.
Want to comment? Congratulations, you’re entering a Wild West saloon of anonymous keyboard cowboys, where the sarcasm flows like sweet tea and everyone is 100% sure they’re right — especially when they’re not.
And the branding? “Kingfish”? Nothing says journalistic credibility like naming yourself after a Louisiana politician from the 1930s and using it to lob Molotov blog posts at modern-day city leaders.
To be fair, the blog does break stories occasionally, and its readership is loyal. But honestly, it’s 2025 — if you’re going to run a watchdog blog, maybe switch off the Blogger engine and join the rest of us in the post-iPhone era. You shouldn’t need a forensic tech degree to find the archives or read the text on a phone screen without zooming in like it’s a microscopic crime scene.
I’m not sure why people do this. There’s nothing unhealthy about pasteurization. It’s basically the same process used in canning.
KF - looks you are right over the target. Congratulations! ;-)
Drinking raw milk and eating fresh, unbleached eggs are dangerous because it raises testosterone levels in men, and fertility levels in women, and they become more traditional, more Christian, and more hostile to cultural Marxist subversions. Especially after reading The Book of Judges in the Old Testament.
Is it too late to return the milk for a refund?
Dang, @12:27. You must feel so much better now.
@12:27 ... I read your entire boring little word salad. But I see you return day after day after day and read, and comment...so what's your point?
English?
It used to be a watchdog blog.
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) in humans, also known as zoonotic TB, is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium bovis, primarily found in cattle but transmissible to humans. While less common than human TB (caused by M. tuberculosis), bovine TB can still pose a risk, especially through consumption of unpasteurized milk and dairy products or exposure to infected animals
Lots of low information folks criticizing @12:27. Grow up - get informed. Stop drinking the KoolAid.
It's his blog and he can post whatever he damn well pleases. If you don't like the weather, move.
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