
Raw Farm CEO Mark McAfee has sparked a high-stakes standoff with federal health officials by refusing to recall raw cheddar cheese products linked to a multi-state E. coli outbreak that has hospitalised children.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a joint warning on 16 March 2026, identifying the California-based dairy as the 'likely source' of at least seven infections across California, Florida, and Texas.