Hartman Farm Milk Not Alone In E. coli Scrutiny
Minnesota is not alone right now in warning consumers about E. coli in raw milk.
On Wednesday, Minnesota Department of Health announced an association between three and possibly four E. coli O157:H7 infections and raw milk from Hartmann Dairy Farm in Gibbon. If you or a loved one has become ill from drinking milk from the Hartmann Farm, aka M.O.M.’s, you are urged to immediately contact your health care provider.
Meanwhile, the Washington State Department of Health announced that so far this year eight people who drank raw milk from Jackie’s Jersey Milk in Whatcom County have become infected with E. coli O157:H7. Washington officials said six cases came in February and two came more recently.
The state health department in Washington said it continues to work with the farm to review the dairy’s production and product handling practices.
The Minnesota raw milk E. coli investigation includes a toddler who developed life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 90 percent of diarrhea-associated HUS is caused by E. coli O157:H7. Overall for E. coli O157 illnesses, about 6 percent result in HUS and 42 percent of affected individuals are hospitalized.
But for children under the age of 5, the CDC estimates that they develop HUS 15 percent of the time. Especially where raw milk is concerned, adults must understand that children are the most susceptible to suffering the worst outcomes from ingestion of E. coli organisms.
HUS can result in death or serious health conditions that can last a lifetime. Any raw milk HUS lawsuit should address the long-term compensation needs of patients — not just the harms that they initially suffer. To consult with an E. coli lawyer about illnesses stemming from raw milk, call food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our online consultation form.
Our firm is involved in practically every major outbreak of E. coli in the United States and we have recovered millions for victims of food poisoning.
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