Raw Milk Linked to Campylobacter Outbreak in Michigan

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The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) issued a public alert on March 19, 2010 regarding illness from Campylobacter infections (campylobacteriosis) among people who have reported consuming raw milk products obtained from the Family Farms Cooperative in Vandalia, Michigan.

Family Farms Cooperative operates a cow share program where members own part of a cow and in return receive raw dairy products. The milk for the Family Farm Cooperative cow share program comes from a dairy farm in Indiana. The plastic containers of raw milk have the following information on a green and white cap: "FOREST GROVE DAIRY, MIDDLEBURY, INDIANA; RAW COW'S MILK, WARNING-NOT PASTEURIZED, 128 FL OZ."

A total of eight confirmed Campylobacter cases have been reported in Macomb, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. No hospitalizations have been reported to date. Ages of the ill range from 2 to 51 years old and the majority are young children under four years old with onset of illness beginning in early March.

"Raw or unpasteurized milk and dairy products may carry many types of disease-causing germs such as Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. Coli," said Dr. Gregory Holzman, chief medical executive for MDCH. "People need to be aware that raw milk and raw dairy products have not been heat treated or pasteurized to kill germs."

Campylobacter usually causes flu-like symptoms and can cause serious illness and death. Anyone who has a culture-confirmed case of Campylobacter infection should contact a Campylobacter lawyer as soon as possible.

Pritzker Olsen law firm represents victims of Campylobacter infection and other foodborne illnesses throughout the United States. To contact our law firm about a Family Farms Cooperative and a Forest Grove Dairy lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

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