3 kids, 1 adult sick from salmonella linked to raw milk in Texas

Posted: April 20th, 2011 - 7:53pm by Doug Powell

WFAA reports that at least four people, including three children, become seriously ill after drinking raw milk, according to state health officials.

Mary Chiles, a 57-year-old resident of Dallas, was quoted as saying, "They said it would be a while before I got my strength back.”

Chiles said she tried the milk after a health-conscious friend told her the all-natural, unpasteurized beverage might improve her health.

State investigators have now blocked Lavon Farms in Plano, where Chiles purchased her carton, from selling raw milk until tests are complete.

Owner Todd Moore told News 8 the farm sold thousands of gallons of raw milk and never received complaints of any illness.

It wasn’t clear from initial media reports when the illnesses occurred.
 

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Tags: food safety, Illness, raw milk, salmonella, Texas

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Jim Schmidt says:

This is my issue with raw milk, not so much the product itself (though it is awful) if it's sales are strictly limited but with the people that are clueless and tout these insane claims of health benefits. And children, pregnant women, and the elderly and immune compromised should never consume raw milk. I just don't want people to have easy access to it and I want the false information to stop. Raw milk is not a safe food. Raw milk will not cure you of any allergy or disease. Please, never give your child raw milk, you wouldn't give them a gun to play with would you?

Posted on April 20th, 2011 - 8:53pm

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