Pride & Joy Creamery Recalls Raw Milk Due to E. coli Risk
Pride & Joy Creamery, LLC of Granger, Washington, has issued a recall of raw milk because testing of the raw milk by the Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) discovered that the product was contaminated with Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli.
WSDA and other public health officials are exploring the possibility that there has been human illness linked to this milk.
The recalled milk is sold only in gallon, half gallon and quart containers and bears the expiration dates of 9/30/2011 and 9/31/11. It was sold from an on-farm store at 2145 Liberty Road in Granger, WA and from the following retail outlets in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Skagit counties:
- Sno-isle , 2804 Grand Avenue , Everett, WA 98201
- Truhealth ,18001 Bothell-Everett , Suite 109 ,Bothell, WA 98012
- Marlenes Market ,2951 S. 38th ST. Tacoma, WA 98409
- Marlenes Market, 2565 s. Gateway Center Place Federal Way, WA 98003
- Skagit Valley Food, 202 S. 1st Street Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
- Manna Mills, 21705 66th Ave, West Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
- Madison Market ,1600 Madison Seattle, WA 98122
- Nature’s Market, 26011 104th Ave, SE Kent, WA 98030
- Sunshine Corner, Nutrition 15220 SE 272th, Suite F Kent, WA 98042
E.coli infections can severe diarrhea, stomach cramps and bloody stool. Symptoms generally appear three to four days after exposure, but can take as long as nine days to appear. Health officials are recommending that anyone experiencing these symptoms contact a health care provider. Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), is a serious complication of E. coli poisoning in which red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail. Infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems are especially at risk.
Source: http://agr.wa.gov/News/2011/pridejoycreameryrecall.aspx
