A Minnesota toddler has been hospitalized with a life-threatening illness and three other people have been sickened by E. coli-tainted raw milk, an outbreak that's likely to sharpen a national debate on the growing popularity of the controversial beverage.
Three of the four E. coli cases are linked to unpasteurized milk produced at the Hartmann Dairy Farm in Gibbon, Minn., which is also known as M.O.M.s, or Minnesota Organic Milk, state health and agricultural department officials said Wednesday. They said consumers should discard any dairy products — including cheese and ice cream — made by Hartmann.
Two of the four cases of E. coli 0157:H7 were reported in the metro area, the other two in outstate counties, state officials said. None of the milk involved so far appears to have been sold in stores, said Heidi Kassenborg, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's director of dairy and food inspection.
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