Cathy Siegner of Food Dive reports that the owners
of Pride & Joy Creamery in Granger, Washington declined to voluntarily
recall products produced between September 13-28, despite the Washington State
Department of Agriculture finding salmonella bacteria in a raw milk sample from
Sept. 18.
On Sept. 28, the department issued a public
health notice advising people not to consume the dairy’s products.
The owners wrote in their Facebook post that
they had contacted distribution points and asked them to pull any milk with an
Oct. 4 date for a full credit.
They also said they would be producing their
organic, grass-fed milk as usual while continuing to investigate the situation.
Pride and Joy shut down for three months this
past spring after issuing a voluntary recall.
The state said two people who reported
drinking the dairy’s products had contracted salmonellosis, although no
definite link was established.
The state also reported finding E. coli in
samples from the dairy, which the owners disputed.
During the shutdown, the owners said
remediation measures were implemented at the facility to reduce the chance of
contamination.
I guess if you catch raw milk religion, facts and reason don't count.
