Washington

E. Coli outbreak renews raw milk fight in Oregon
Washington Examiner
(AP) — The Oregon Dairy Farmers Association is calling for tighter restrictions on the sale of unpasteurized milk following an E. coli outbreak that sickened nearly 20 people last month. Oregon bans store sales of raw milk but allows small farms to

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Northwest News: Oregon Dairy Farmers Association pushes for raw milk crackdown
OregonLive.com
But about 30 people fell ill in 2004 and again in 2005 at community events where raw milk was served. Dr. Gary Oxman, health officer of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties, said a ban on all sales in Oregon would foster a black market.

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St. Paul woman works hard to produce raw milk that is safe
OregonLive.com
This month her enthusiasm bumped up against worry over a raw milk outbreak in Oregon that sickened at least 19 people, including four children who've been hospitalized with acute kidney failure. Though it had nothing to do with her farm, she fears the

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Love of the land and animals help Lorrie and Shaun Conway build their farm
OregonLive.com
They sell raw goat milk to about a hundred customers for $5 a half gallon, but that's the least of what they do from their five-acre sustainable farm next to Silver Star Mountain, north of Camas. Lorrie and Shaun Conway have spent 22 years building

Saturday News Briefs
Central Valley Business Times
Raw milk products produced by Organic Pastures of Fresno County have been released from a statewide quarantine that began May 10, the California Department of Food and Agriculture says. CDFA imposed the quarantine in response to the detection of

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