Sally Jackson Cheeses Recalled

It is with great sadness that I report the following:

E. Coli Prompts Recall of Gourmet Raw Milk Cheese

by Mary Rothschild | Dec 18, 2010

A longtime, highly respected Pacific Northwest cheesemaker has been linked through an epidemiological investigation to an E. coli outbreak, resulting in a nationwide recall of all its gourmet raw milk cheese and revealing sanitation problems at the dairy.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, in northeastern Washington state, had agreed to recall its cheese after eight people were stricken with an identical strain of E. coli O157:H7.

 The eight are residents of Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Minnesota.  Onset of their illnesses ranged from September into November.  One person required hospitalization.

 “All Sally Jackson cheese on the market should be avoided because the products were processed under conditions that create a significant risk of contamination,” the FDA said in its news release.  Sally Jackson Cheese is sold in restaurants and retail outlets nationwide, including Whole Foods, Tamales in Berkeley, CA.; Quality Cheese in Seattle and Ideal Foods in New York City.

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