The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli potentially linked to raw cheddar cheese.
Those federal agencies and state officials say the outbreak’s source is likely Raw Farm-brand Raw Cheddar cheese made by Raw Farm LLC of Fresno, Calif. , The Raw Farm Raw Cheddar blocks and shredded cheese products – Original Flavor and cheddar with added Cheddar with added Jalapeño Flavor – were sold nationwide, the FDA said .
10 patients have been hospitalized in the outbreak – four in California, three in Colorado, two in Utah and one in Texas. One patient developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure. HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure. No deaths have been reported, the FDA said .
Illnesses in the outbreak reported range from Oct. 18, 2023, to Jan. 29, 2024, according to the CDC . Six of the eight patients interviewed said they had eaten Raw Farm brand raw cheddar cheese, state and local officials found, the FDA said.