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EcoDairy Farms Raw Milk Associated with California Campylobacter Outbreak

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

Health officials have associated raw milk from Alexandre Family EcoDairy Farms, a Del Norte County, California dairy with an outbreak of Campylobacter . The Del Norte County Department of Public Health has confirmed 3 cases of Campylobacter infection and is awaiting the results for 12 additional cases.

One woman sickened in this outbreak has developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition in which the body damages its own nerve cells, resulting in muscle weakness and, in some cases, paralysis and death.

Because selling raw milk is illegal in California, dairies sell shares in a cow and distribute raw milk from the cow to "owners." The dairies often have the "owners" sign contracts where the "owners" agree to hold the dairies harmless if someone is sickened by the raw milk.

If you signed one of these "hold harmless" agreements and contracted Campylobacter after consuming the raw milk, you may still have grounds for a lawsuit against the dairy.  Contact our law firm for a free Campylobacter case review. 

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on August 19, 2008 (boomark / email).