UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the debate about the health attributes and risks of raw milk spills into capitols and courts across the country, a food safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is urging people to think carefully about the risks before consuming unpasteurized dairy products.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.— A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a couple who reportedly fell ill after ingesting raw milk from a Lawrence County, Pa. dairy. James and Maureen Orchard, of Mars, Pa., reportedly suffered from symptoms in March by Campylobacter. The bacteria was found in raw milk produced by Pasture Maid Creamery LLC of [...]

The raw milk permit for Pasture Maid Creamery, LLC. remains suspended.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pa. Department of Agriculture has suspended the permit for Pasture Maid Creamery in New Castle, Pa., Lawrence County, to sell raw milk for human consumption. The permit was suspended April 5 after testing found campylobacter in its raw milk samples. The Department of Health recently received new reports of consumers who [...]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Jan. 22 against Dean Foods Company, challenging its April 2009 acquisition of Foremost Farms USA’s Consumer Products Division.

Facilities producing unpasteurized, or raw, milk products are not covered by any of the food safety regulations proposed so far this year by Congress. Two industry groups want that to change

HARRISBURG, Pa. — On-farm dairy sales and service representatives can learn about innovative retail, dairy manufacturing and service industry businesses during the October series of Dairy Advocacy and Resource Team meetings, hosted by the Pennsylvania Dairy Task Force and the Center for Dairy Excellence. Five meetings Five meetings include tours of the Lancaster DHIA testing [...]

MADISON, Wis. — Thirteen confirmed cases of illness in southeastern Wisconsin have been linked to consumption of unpasteurized milk, public health officials said, and they cautioned residents to discard any unpasteurized milk they have in their homes. Tested positive The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection [...]

Penn State’s Agricultural Entrepreneurship program is helping small farm owners succeed, even in today’s economy.

SCENERY HILL, Pa. — A person can be defined by the books they read and the people they choose to spend time with, says Alisa Fasnacht, co-owner of Emerald Valley Artisan Cheese in Scenery Hill, Pa. For Fasnacht and her husband, Alan, the ability to network and the inspiration they have found in books helped [...]