The Centers for Disease Control has linked two cases of Listeriosis – one of them fatal – to a Lancaster County dairy farm. The CDC says the source of the illnesses, back in 2014 wasn’t known until this January, when genetic testing linked samples from the patients to Listeria bacteria in raw milk, produced by Millers Organic Farm last November.
Both victims were from out-of-state. There have been no related cases reported in Pennsylvania.
Miller’s Organic Farm doesn’t sell its products in Pennsylvania stores, but does business via mail order. The farm isn’t licensed or inspected by the State Agriculture Department.
Health officials say because Listeria bacteria was recently found in raw milk produced by Miller’s Organic Farm, they’re concerned that conditions may exist at the farm that may cause further contamination of raw milk and raw dairy products distributed by this company.