Raw Milk Consumption Leads to Illness in 21 Floridians, Including Children

After illness outbreak, Wilton Simpson urges Floridians to stick with pasteurized milk

In the wake of more than 20 cases of illness linked to raw milk from a Florida dairy, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson is urging Floridians to consume only pasteurized dairy products to safeguard their health. The advisory comes after Florida’s Department of Health issued an alert regarding contamination concerns tied to unpasteurized milk. “Florida’s pasteurized milk supply is safe, nutritious, and closely controlled from the farm to you…

Twenty-one people sickened, seven hospitalized in Florida after drinking raw milk

In Florida, raw milk can only be sold for non-human consumption as pet or animal food,

Why Raw Milk Is Suddenly Making People Sick in Florida

Stick to the pasteurized stuff, please.Lucas Ninno / Getty ImagesKey pointsConsumption of raw milk in Florida has caused 21 people to fall ill with Campylobacter and E. coli infections, including seven who were hospitalized and six children.The sale of raw milk for human consumption in Florida is currently illegal due to increased risk of foodborne pathogens.This outbreak is unlikely to travel to other states, as unpasteurized milk cannot cross …

Raw milk sickens 21 in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Six children are among 21 people who have E. coli or campylobacter infections after consuming raw milk from a farm in Florida, public health officials said.

Nearly two dozen people in Florida are ill after drinking raw milk from the same farm

Nearly two dozen people have developed food poisoning in Florida after consuming tainted raw milk from the same farm, according to the state’s Department of Health.

Raw milk from Florida farm sickens 21, including 6 children, with E. coli, food poisoning

Nearly two dozen people, including six children, were infected with E. coli or campylobacter infections after drinking raw milk from a farm in Florida, according to local health officials.