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Kidney failure case reported in raw cheese outbreak; maker still denies link
Raw Farm denies link to illnesses while patients keep identifying its products.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/kidney-failure-case-reported-in-raw-cheese-outbreak-maker-still-denies-link/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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🍻 Alexander 🇪🇺1d ago

@arstechnica Meanwhile, plenty of tasty safe cheddar is made in Cheddar, England.

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Jen X. Zerofux 1d ago

@MostlyHarmless @arstechnica the only cheddar made in Cheddar is made with raw milk (Cheddar Gorge Cheese and it's delicious). It's not the milk, it's the oversight as this sort of thing doesn't happen in other places with raw milk cheese as a norm.

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Yes! This. Cheese is full of microorganisms. That's why it tastes like cheese. Raw cheese makes zero sense, because all cheese is cultured in some way. The only question is whether you're taking care to discourage toxic bacteria in your culture.

The only pasteurized cheese is American cheese, and nobody likes it. Nobody.

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