California Organic Raw Cream

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has announced an organic raw cream recall due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous pathogen that can cause serious illness or death. Pritzker | Ruohonen, a leading food poisoning litigation law firm, is providing the raw cream recall announcement below as a public service.

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Listeria Detected in Organic Pastures Raw Cream
Friday, September 07, 2007 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture has issued an order to Organic Pastures Dairy Company to withdraw from retail distribution Grade A raw cream manufactured at their facility in Fresno, due to detection of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

Under the recall, Organic Pastures brand Grade A raw cream with code dates SEP 14 through SEP 21 is to be pulled immediately from retail shelves and consumers are strongly urged to dispose of any product remaining in their refrigerators. Until further notice, Organic Pastures may not produce raw cream for the retail market.

The quarantine order came following laboratory confirmation of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. CDFA inspectors found the bacteria as a result of product testing conducted as part of routine inspection and sample collection at the facility.

The withdrawal order involves removal of raw cream from grocery stores, retail outlets and farmers markets throughout California.
The great majority of cream consumed in California is pasteurized. Raw cream is not. Pasteurization eliminates the risk of bacterial illness.

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