The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported last night that seven more individuals have been sickened by raw milk from a renegade Minnesota dairy farm, which is under investigation for selling contaminated milk.
Four of the individuals reported buying milk directly from Hartman Farm in Gibbon, Minn. Another three individuals were linked to the outbreak through genetic testing. Bacteria isolated in the outbreak included Campylobacter jejuni and Cryptosporidium parvum. Previous cases linked to the farm came from E. coli infections.
The farm is currently under investigation by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. But the investigation has not yet reached the enforcement phase. In June, the Department had ordered the farm to stop selling raw milk until alleged unsanitary conditions were corrected. The farm has defied that order. For more information, click here.
