Raw Farm Cheddar Recalled After E. Coli Outbreak

0:00A California dairy called raw farm and Fresno is now pulling some of its raw cheddar cheeses from shells after linking to an E. coli outbreak. They make these from unpasterized milk and the FDA pushed hard for a recall last month. Nine folks got sick, including kids, and genetic tests show the bacteria strains match up from a shared source. The company announced the voluntary recall Thursday, but they're doing it under protest since their own tests didn't find E. coli in the products. Effective batches expire between May 2026 and September 2026, and it's only their branded cheddar, no other items. Raw milk's blowing up lately thanks to social media hype and pushes from folks like health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Healthy America campaign. But without pasteurization, it can carry nasty bugs like E. coli, salmonella, and listeria, putting people at real risk. Out of eight sick people interviewed, seven, eight, or drank raw farm stuff, two from their milk last year, five from the cheese this year, FDA inspected the farm last week but hasn't

1:04pending coli there yet, federal rules ban shipping raw milk across state lines and states very wildly on sales from stores to farm only or cow shares. Keep an eye on those labels if you're chasing that fresh milk vibe and stay safe out there. That's the story for today. Canada News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.