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Raw-milk cheese linked to 13 E. coli illnesses, eight hospitalizations, and three HUS cases

CDC and FDA report 13 illnesses across nine states linked to Sierra Nevada Graziers grass-fed raw-milk cheese. Eight people were hospitalized, three developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, and no deaths have been reported. The cheese was distributed nationwide and has a long shelf life. The advisory is dated September 25. Today in Public Health first detected this signal on September 28 and published it on September 30.

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Location
United States · nationwide distribution, not a single epicentre
National representative point
First seen
September 25, 2026
Last verified
September 30, 2026
Event date
Advisory dated September 25, 2026
Authority published
September 25, 2026
TiPH detected
September 28, 2026
TiPH published
September 30, 2026
Desk publication, not the event date

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What changed since the prior scan

Added September 30. Detected by the desk on September 28 from the September 25 CDC and FDA advisory. Not previously published on the desk.

History

  1. First seen (source)

    First reported by the primary source. External event date, not a TiPH publication date.

  2. Added to the desk

    Published to the Global Signal Desk on September 30. First detected by TiPH on September 28 from the September 25 CDC/FDA advisory.

Primary sources

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  • Foodborne-disease epidemiologist

    Investigates contaminated-food and waterborne illness clusters.

  • Environmental health specialist

    Inspects and mitigates environmental hazards to health.

  • Food safety inspector

    Checks food production and supply chains for contamination risk.

  • Public health microbiologist

    Identifies pathogens and characterizes outbreaks in the lab.

  • Outbreak investigator

    Coordinates case-finding, interviews, and source tracing.

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