--- title: Raw Farms linked to another Raw Milk Cheese E.coli Outbreak - 9 People sickened - Company refuses to recall product date: 2026-03-16T09:54:00-07:00 author: Julie Dueck canonical_url: "https://marlerclark.com/raw-farms-linked-to-another-raw-milk-cheese-e-coli-outbreak-7-people-sickened" section: Litigation Landing Pages --- [Foodborne Illnesses](/foodborne-illnesses) / [E. coli](https://marlerclark.com/foodborne-illnesses/e-coli) / # Raw Farms linked to another Raw Milk Cheese E.coli Outbreak - 9 People sickened - Company refuses to recall product **Update as of March 26, 2026:** The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), together with state and local health officials, are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin–producing *E. coli* O157:H7 linked to raw cheddar cheese products made by **Raw Farm, LLC**. Nine confirmed infections have been reported in three states: California (7), Florida (1), and Texas (1). Illness onset dates range from September 1, 2025, to February 20, 2026. Four of the patients are three years old or younger, and three people have been hospitalized. One person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a condition that can cause the kidneys to shut down. Over half of the illnesses are children under five years old. No deaths have been reported. ![](https://holistic-kudu.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/map_0.png?w=796&h=562&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1774572767&s=8a966c2bc19aba49a38341559002a614)Case count map provided by CDCState and local investigators have interviewed ill people about food exposures, and eight reported eating **Raw Farm**–brand raw dairy products before becoming sick. Five individuals reported eating Raw Farm brand raw cheddar cheese. And in 2025, two sick people consumed **Raw Farm**-brand raw milk. Officials are continuing to collect information about these cases, including two illnesses that occurred in 2025. Based on epidemiologic evidence, **Raw Farm**-brand raw cheddar cheese produced by **Raw Farm, LLC** is considered the likely source of the outbreak. ![](https://holistic-kudu.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/RAW-FARM-Raw-Cheddar-Simply-Shredded-Label_2026-03-16-164727_kcdh.png?w=435&h=578&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1773679647&s=bb7546ad36086d0251f45e2a574702d6) ![](https://holistic-kudu.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/RAW-FARM-Raw-Cheddar-Cheese-Label-1_2026-03-16-165627_mxjr.png?w=537&h=559&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1773680187&s=c5c2d48d726e552d240cc73faf99791d)The FDA has recommended that the company voluntarily remove its raw cheese products from the market, but the firm has declined. Product testing is still underway, and the investigation is ongoing. **Raw Farm** products have also been associated with several past outbreaks and recalls involving raw dairy products contaminated with pathogens such as *E. coli*, *Salmonella*, *Campylobacter*, and *Listeria*. These include outbreaks linked to raw milk in 2006, 2011, and 2016 involving *E. coli* O157:H7; multiple *Campylobacter* incidents; *Salmonella* illnesses in 2023 and 2024; and an *E. coli* O157:H7 outbreak tied to unpasteurized cheese in December 2024 that caused 11 illnesses. Consumers and food businesses are advised to clean and sanitize surfaces or containers that may have come into contact with the cheese and to seek medical care if symptoms of an *E. coli* infection develop after consuming **Raw Farm**-brand cheddar cheese. The investigation is continuing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available. **Prior Outbreaks and/or Recalls** **Date****Product****Contaminant****Recall/Illnesses**September 2006Raw Milk*E. coli* O157:H7Six ill, two with Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeSeptember 2007Raw Cream*Listeria monocytogenes*Recall IssuedDecember 2007Raw Milk*Campylobacter*Eight IllnessesSeptember 2008Raw Cream*Campylobacter*Recall IssuedNovember 2011Raw Milk*E. coli* O157:H7Five ill, three with Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeMay 2012Raw Milk/Cream*Campylobacter*10 IllnessesOctober 2015Raw Milk*Campylobacter*Recall IssuedJanuary 2016Raw Milk*E. coli* O157:H7Nine ill, two with Hemolytic Uremic SyndromeMay 2023Raw Milk*Campylobacter*Recall IssuedAugust 2023Unpasteurized Cheese*Salmonella*Recall IssuedDecember 2023Raw Milk*Salmonella*19 IllnessesOctober 2024Raw Milk*Salmonella*171 IllnessesDecember 2024Unpasteurized Cheese*E. coli* O157:H711 illnesses[Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm](http://www.marlerclark.com/), is the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of [E. coli](https://about-ecoli.com/) outbreaks and [hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)](http://www.about-hus.com/). 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