A raw milk dairy that Washington State health investigators identified as the most likely source of four E. coli infections earlier this year is still selling its milk because a follow-up sample collected weeks after the illnesses tested negative and no recall was recommended.
The situation, documented on the state's outbreak investigation page, is settled rather than new. The illnesses began in late spring, the department published its findings in early summer, and no product action followed. For anyone in the Pacific Northwest who buys raw milk, the practical question is a live one today: the state named a likely source and left the product on the shelf.
