Food Safety in America Just Hit a New Low
News Source : The Atlantic
News Summary
- The FDA has linked an E. Coli outbreak to contaminated cheese.
- The company that makes it refuses to agree to a recall.
- Raw Farm has carved a very successful niche out of the unfounded belief that raw milk and cheese are more nutritious than the regular stuff.
- Despite the lack of a positive test that the cheese is contaminated, the agency has two facts to rely on: The E. coli strains from all of the patients are closely related, suggesting that the product came from the same product.
Raw Farm does not sell your typical cheddar. A onepound block of the aged, GMOfree cheese retails for $16. (Naturally, its for sale at Erewhon, the highend grocery chain.) Some people are willing [+6585 chars]
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