What Happened
Two more illnesses have been identified in an E.
Why It Matters
coli outbreak linked to unpasteurized cheese and milk, the Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday.
Key Details
- The maker of the products, California-based Raw Farm, continues to deny the link and has refused to issue a recall.
- According to the FDA, at least nine people have been sickened in three states, an increase of two cases since the outbreak was announced earlier this month.
- Three of the nine cases required hospitalization, and one person developed a life-threatening complication called Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which causes a type of kidney failure.
- Outbreak investigators have interviewed eight of the nine people sickened.
Background Context
Two more illnesses have been identified in an E. coli outbreak linked to unpasteurized cheese and milk, the Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday. The maker of the products, California-based Raw Farm, continues to deny the link and has refused to issue a recall. According to the FDA, at least nine people have been sickened in three states, an increase of two cases since the outbreak was announced earlier this month. Three of the nine cases required hospitalization, and one person developed a life-threatening complication called Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which causes a type of kidney failure. Outbreak investigators have interviewed eight of the nine people sickened. All eigh
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Source: Ars Technica – All content – Original Link
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