The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has issued a recall of bottled raw milk produced by Bridgewater farm Nature View Dairy because it has been linked to people with Campylobacter infections. In addition to the two patients, state investigators found Campylobacter bacteria in samples of the farm’s bottled raw milk. “Consumers should be cautious when ingesting raw milk products, especially those in high-risk categories,” said state Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P.
Hurlburt in a public alert. Nature View Dairy, which is complying with the recall according to the Department of Agriculture, specializes in unpasteurized, raw milk, according to the farm’s website. Despite much scientific data to the contrary, the dairy continues to promote its raw milk as safe.
It is against federal law to sell raw, unpasteurized milk across state lines. In addition to their own farm stand, Nature View Dairy sells milk and milk-derived products at markets in and around the Danbury area, including Caraluzzi’s Markets in Newtown, Bethel, Georgetown and Danbury, Labonne’s Market in Watertown and Nature’s Temptations in Ridgefield, among other places. A public alert from the state agriculture department defined pasteurization as “a process that removes disease-causing germs by heating milk to a high enough temperature for a specific length of time.
” “Raw or unpasteurized milk can be a source of food-borne illness. While good practices on farms can reduce contamination, they ca.
