State health officials published a list of retailers in Los Angeles County that sold raw milk that has since been recalled after a retail sample of the product tested positive for bird flu virus.
No one has reported illnesses from the lot of raw milk produced by Fresno-based dairy Raw Farm, the California Department of Public Health said.
The dairy issued a voluntary recall of the lot — which was produced on Nov. 9 and has an expiration date of Nov. 27 — after Santa Clara health officials detected bird flu virus in a sample of raw milk purchased from a retail store. Officials with the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System then tested and verified the results.
Retailers that sold the impacted quart and half gallon sized fluid raw milk in L.A. County include:
Back Door Bakery, 8349 Foothill Blvd., Sunland, CA, 91040
Eataly, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90067
Erewhon Market, 475 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
Erewhon Market, 26767 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302
Erewhon Market, 4121 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029
Erewhon Market, 7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Lazy Acres, 1841 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Vitamin City LB, 6247 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808
Vitamin City, 642 W. Arrow Hwy., San Dimas, CA 91773
The Whole Wheatery, 44264 10th W, Lancaster, CA 93534
Officials may confirm more retailers as the investigation continues.
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory has been testing raw milk from retail stores as a “second line of consumer protection,” the state health department said.
Mark McAfee, the owner of Raw Farm, said every lot that has been tested by the company and the California Department of Food and Agriculture showed negative results for bird flu virus.
Raw Farm alerted retailers to remove products from the impacted lot from their shelves and said consumers can return the product at stores for a replacement or refund.
The state Department of Public Health said it is warning consumers from drinking any potentially contaminated raw milk from the affected lot because of the ongoing spread of bird flu in dairy cows and poultry as well as some cases that have infected people.
“This is a very contentious time,” for raw milk, McAfee said.
“I just know that there’s a grandly elevated political environment with RFK Jr. now wanting more raw milk for people in America,” he said. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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