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With 15 raw milk cheese outbreaks or recalls in 2010, is it time to reconsider the "60 Day Rule?"

By Bill Marler, Esq.

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It has been a busy year for outbreaks related to milk or cheese - mostly raw - See, "Outbreaks, illnesses and recalls linked to raw (unpasteurized) and pasteurized dairy products, United States, 2010 (through December 18, 2010)." The last several raw milk cheese outbreaks (see below), prompted me to take a hard look at the rationale behind the so called "60 Day Rule." Here is the link to the literature review - "The Raw Milk Beat Goes On: A Look at the Literature and the 60-?Day Raw Milk Cheese Aging Rule."

Outbreaks, illnesses and recalls linked to cheeses made from raw (unpasteurized) and pasteurized milk, United States, 2010 (through November 2010)

Year	Month	Location	Pathogen	Number ill	Vehicle*	Comment	Reference (click on link)
2010	Feb	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	5	Queso fresco cheese	Pasteurized milk used to make the cheese	FDA
2010	Feb	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Various raw milk cheeses	60-day aged raw milk cheeses from Montesano plant	FDA
2010	Mar	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Tomme raw milk cheese	Expanded recall of 60-day aged raw milk cheeses from Montesano plant	FDA
2010	Apr	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Queso fresco cheese	Pasteurized milk used to make the cheese; recall with no illnesses reported	FDA
2010	May	NV	Campylobacter	1	Illegal Mexican-style cheese	Type of milk used to make the cheese unknown	Washoe
2010	May	MN	Shiga toxin-producing E. coli	0	Raw milk cheese	Non-O157 found in dairy's embargoed cheese during raw milk outbreak investigation	MDA/MDH
2010	Jun	DE	Brucella and Listeria monocytogenes	2	Raw dairy products including cheese	Two separate incidents	DE DHHS
2010	Jul	PA	Staphylococcus aureus	0	Raw milk hard cheddar cheese	60-day aged cheese; recall with no illnesses reported	PDA
2010	Jul	NY	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Queso fresco cheese	Pasteurized milk used to make the cheese; recall with no illnesses reported	NY AGMKT
2010	Aug	RI	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Queso fresco cheese	Pasteurized milk used to make the cheese; recall with no illnesses reported	RI DOH
2010	Aug	Multiple	Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus	0	Raw milk Cheese	60-day aged raw milk cheese from plant in Missouri; recall with no illnesses	MO AG
2010	Sep	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Raw milk cheeses	Expanded recall of 60-day aged raw milk cheeses from Montesano plant	FDA
2010	Oct	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Raw milk cheeses	Expanded recall of 60-day aged raw milk cheeses from Montesano plant	US AG
2010	Nov	AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV	E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes	38	Raw gouda cheese; other cheeses	60-day aged gouda; E. coli outbreak linked to Costco 'Cheese Road Show;' recall expanded to all company cheeses on 11/17/10; no Listeria illnesses reported	CDC
2010	Nov	CO	E. coli O157:H7	0	Gorgonzola cheese	Cheese imported from Italy, made from pasteurized milk; no illnesses reported	FDA
2010	Nov	WA	Listeria monocytogenes	0	Fresh (Queso and ricotta) Mexican-style cheeses	Made from pasteurized milk; no illnesses reported (previous recall from same plant in April 2010)	FDA
2010	Dec	Multi	E. coli O157:H7	8	Raw milk cheese	60-day aged soft cheeses made with raw milk	FDA