6 cases of campylobacter linked to raw milk in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is warning consumers who purchased raw milk from Dean Farms in New Castle, Lawrence County, doing business as Pasture Maid Creamery, LLC, to immediately discard the raw milk due to potential bacterial contamination.
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Recently, individuals who consumed raw milk purchased from Dean Farms were found to have gastrointestinal illness due to Campylobacter, a bacterial infection. Since January 23, a total of six confirmed cases of Campylobacter infection have been reported among raw milk drinkers in four unrelated households in western Pennsylvania. The investigation is ongoing.
The Department of Health today recommended the owner stop selling raw milk for human consumption, and the owner has agreed to stop selling at this time. In cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, the dairy is providing raw milk samples to be tested for bacterial pathogens.
Sick bartender, bad ice led to barfing at Pennsylvania wedding
Norovirus sickened more than 70 people who attended a wedding reception in Washington County, PA, this month.
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Investigators from the state Department of Agriculture found that the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Company, which hosted the reception at its fire hall, allowed an ill bartender to handle drinks and ice and used an unsanitary ice machine during the event.
Wedding guest Kim McCrory of Cranberry called the state Department of Health after she learned that she wasn't the only guest experiencing diarrhea and vomiting in the days after the event.
"I have never been so sick; it was awful," McCrory said. "We weren't sure if it was food poisoning or something else. But when I heard that so many people who were at the wedding got sick, I knew I should report it."
The bartender admitted having flu-like symptoms and should have been restricted from handling foods, ice and beverages.
