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Florida officials warn about risks of drinking raw milk after 21 people sickened (www.cbsnews.com)
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The Florida Department of Health is warning about the risks of drinking raw, unpasteurized milk after 21 people, including six children under the age of 10, were sickened by E. coli and campylobacter bacteria linked to raw milk from the same farm. Seven people have been hospitalized, and two have developed severe complications.

"Sanitation practices in this farm are of particular concern due to the number of cases," the department said in a news release. Officials did not identify the farm, but indicated its products were available in Northeast and Central Florida. CBS News has reached out to the health department for more information.

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[โ€“] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Darwin at work.

[โ€“] nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The people still drinking raw milk are the kind of people who applaud RFK Jr for taking his grand kids for a swim in raw sewage. The government telling them not to do something will only reinforce that they needed to keep drinking raw milk.

[โ€“] sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Those parents should be sued.

But other than that, this looks to be a problem that will eventually solve itself.