Umpqua Dairy Salmonella Outbreak Reported by Oregon Public Health
Umpqua Dairy Salmonella Outbreak was announced late yesterday by Oregon Public Health in conjunction with the recall of milk products sold in Oregon and parts of California and Washington
Umpqua Dairy in Roseburg, Oregon, has suspended operations while it works with health teams to remedy this public health hazard. The recall involves milk, half and half, cream and buttermilk as well as Umpqua Dairy brand gallon orange juice and fruit drinks. Ice cream, sour cream and cottage cheese are not being recalled.
Meanwhile, Salmonella Braenderup illnesses in 23 people, all in Oregon, have been laboratory-confirmed with matching DNA patterns, according to Oregon Public Health. Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
The investigation started in October 2009 and has been slow developing. Consumer risk is deemed "very low'' because the rate of illness reports has been 1 for every million containers that Umpqua has sold since January.
Dr. Paul Cieslak of Oregon Public Health Division reports that although pasteurization is effective at removing Salmonella, recent testing at the Umpqua's Roseburg Dairy identified the outbreak strain of Salmonella on several different surfaces.
Oh wow, a splash of milk can go a long way. I put some of there milk in my tea and have never felt this ill in my life. The exp. date was aug/31/2010. makes me double think dairy for a while, best of luck to those ill as well.