US FDA/CFSAN - On The Safety of Raw Milk
(with a word about pasteurization)
May 12, 2005
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
- Between 2002-2003 there was a multistate outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infections which were ultimately associated with the consumption of raw milk.
- 62 people were infected, including 40 customers Patients were from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee.
- Of 32 food samples tested, five were positive for S. typhimurium, including three raw skim milk samples, one raw milk butter sample and one raw cream sample.
- Upon investigation, only the consumption of raw milk was associated significantly with the illnesses.
