Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015
Dispatch
Increased Outbreaks Associated with Nonpasteurized Milk, United States, 2007–2012
Table
Source of milk in outbreaks associated with nonpasteurized milk, by legal status of state sales, United States, 2007–2012*
Legal status of raw milk sales (no. states) | Source where milk was purchased or obtained† |
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State (no. outbreaks) | Dairy farm | Licensed or commercial milk seller | Cow or herd share | Other‡ | Not reported | Total | |
Allowed on farms and at retail stores separate from farms (legal, 12 states) | Pennsylvania (17), Washington (5), Utah (5), South Carolina (5), California (3), Idaho (1), Arizona (1), Connecticut (1) | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
Restricted to farms (legal, 14 states) | Minnesota (6), New York (6), Wisconsin (3), Kansas (2), Massachusetts (1), Nebraska (1), Missouri (2) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Allowed on farm and at retail stores if standards met (legal, 1 state) | Vermont (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Only at farmer's markets (legal, 1 state) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prohibited but allows cow or herd share (1 state) | Colorado (3) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Prohibited, including cow or herd share (illegal, 20 states) | Ohio (4), Michigan (4), North Dakota (2), Iowa (1), Indiana (1), Georgia (1), Alaska (1), Tennessee (1) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
On-farm sales allowed only from farms with 2 producing cows, 9 producing sheep, and/or 9 producing goats (legal, 1 state) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total | 48 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 81 |
*Data for this analysis were downloaded on June 6, 2013.
†Cow milk in 77 outbreaks, goat milk in 4 outbreaks.
‡Bed and breakfast lodging (1 outbreak), flea market (1 outbreak), raw milk buying club (1 outbreak).