Viewpoint: Cheddar cheese from unpasteurized milk? Cheese linked to e coli outbreak but Raw Farm and organic grocery stores reject recalls 

Pasteurization exists for a reason: It is a time-tested way to make sure that dairy products don’t contain bacteria that can make you sick. And now Raw Farm has found itself in the middle of an E. coli outbreak. The FDA is pointing to Raw Farm’s cheddar cheese as the reason nine people—including multiple children under the age of 5—have fallen ill. …

In this cheddar chaos, Raw Farm has painted itself as the victim. … Raw Farm has voluntarily recalled its products at the FDA’s urging more than a dozen times. In 2024, Raw Farm immediately pulled its cheddar cheese after it was linked to E. coli. (The company subsequently wrote on its website that the recall was “UNFOUNDED.”) This time, however, the request “just felt wrong,” [said Aaron McAfee, the company’s president].

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Even if the FDA eventually pushes Raw Farm to pull its products off the shelves—whether voluntarily or through force—that may not be the end of this saga. … The business of raw milk is based on convincing people that the milk is worth consuming despite objections from the FDA ….

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