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• 儘管公共衛生部門警告且過去一年已發生至少五次疫情，支持者仍向州議會提交了三十多項法案，旨在擴大生乳的獲取途徑。 • 目前與來自加州 Raw Farm 的生乳切達起司（cheddar cheese）相關的 E. coli 疫情已導致 9 人染病，其中半數為 5 歲以下兒童，一名患者發展出終身腎臟併發症。 • 公共衛生官員警告未經巴氏殺菌的牛奶含有危險病菌；隨著更多州將其合法化，此情況令專家感到擔憂。

Farmers have been calling for higher prices for weeks, amid soaring diesel and fertiliser costs and limited supplyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes has increased home-brand milk prices by up to 20c a litre, with Woolworths set to follow as war in the Middle East starts to hit Australian grocery costs.The price rise will support the company’s bottom line against pressure from higher fuel and operating costs, while some of the revenue will be temporarily passed on to dairy farmers. Continue reading...

• FDA ties multistate E. coli outbreak sickening multiple individuals to cheese made with unpasteurized raw milk. • Highlights risks of raw dairy products in public health alerts. • Investigation ongoing to prevent further cases amid rising food safety concerns.

Cheddar cheese from California-based Raw Farm identified as ‘likely source’ of infections across multiple statesCheese from the country’s largest raw milk distributor have been linked to a multistate E coli outbreak.Raw cheddar cheese from the California-based company Raw Farm has been identified as the “likely source” of several E coli O157:H7 infections in California, Florida and Texas, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), PBS News reported, though no Raw Farm products have tested positive for E coli. Continue reading...