Sixteen people who reported drinking raw milk from Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont in the past three weeks have become ill, Boulder County Public Health reported Wednesday.
Two children have been hospitalized; one was released.
The health department ordered the dairy on Tuesday to stop distribution of its raw milk products while it investigates. Officials said the milk that has been sickening people was first consumed June 10.
Bill Campbell, who runs Billy Goat Dairy with his wife, said the news that his operation might be making people sick "breaks me up."
"If there's an illness associated with this and I'm doing something wrong, I am horrified," said Campbell, who milks 54 goats and has been certified to produce raw milk since January 2009.
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