Raw milk outbreak has spread across most of red state (Idaho) -- and isn't over yet

Raw milk outbreak has spread across most of red state — and isn't over yet
https://www.rawstory.com/nearly-60-idahoans-sick-after-drinking-raw-milk-in-past-two-weeks-officials-say/

Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun


June 5, 2026 6:35PM ET



Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced in a news release on Wednesday that most of the people reported being sick after drinking raw milk from two different milking operations in North Idaho and southern Idaho. The infections were reported starting May 19.

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In a statement, Department of Health and Welfare spokesperson AJ McWhorter said the agency didn’t name the milking operations “because this is a potential risk for any raw milk producer.”
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Raw milk isn’t pasteurized, a process that involves heating the milk to kill bacteria — like Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria and Salmonella — that can be present in raw milk...............