Truth or Dairy

EPISODE · Jun 10, 2025 · 21 MIN

Truth or Dairy

from Foodborne · host Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence

In this episode, we explore the 2012 Campylobacter jejuni outbreak linked to raw milk from a Pennsylvania dairy farm. Join us as we uncover how public health professionals investigated the source, addressed the risks of unpasteurized dairy, and gained crucial insights that continue to inform food safety today. This was one udderly difficult outbreak.GuestDr. Allison Longenberger, Epidemiologist Supervisor, Pennsylvania Department of HealthResourcesNotes from the Field: Recurrent Outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni Infections Associated with a Raw Milk Dairy — Pennsylvania, April–May 2013, MMWRInternational Outbreak Museum Exhibit - Pennsylvania Raw MilkAbout Campylobacter infection, CDCRaw milk food safety, CDC

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