The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to RAW FARM-brand raw dairy products.
As part of this investigation, FDA, in coordination with state partners, has completed onsite inspections and sample collections at RAW FARM, LLC retail and processing facilities. FDA has collected and analyzed 19 samples of RAW FARM-brand raw cheddar cheese products. One sample of RAW FARM-brand Cheddar Cheese tested positive for E. coli O157:H7.
FDA conducted further testing and analysis through whole genome sequencing (WGS), or DNA fingerprinting. This showed that the strain of E. coli found in the cheese is a different strain than the E. coli in the current outbreak. Instead, this strain matches illnesses from a different 2025 outbreak investigated by CDC. The 2025 outbreak is not ongoing, but CDC and states are following up to determine if there is any epidemiologic information from that 2025 outbreak that shows if those sick individuals consumed any RAW FARM-brand products.
The raw cheddar cheese that tested positive for E. coli was not shipped to stores and is not available for sale. Sample testing and analyses by state partners are ongoing. Any additional positive test results will be reported if they become available.
On April 2, 2026, RAW FARM, LLC initiated a voluntary recall of certain RAW FARM-brand cheeses. On April 7, 2026, RAW FARM, LLC updated the language and product names on its recall announcement for certain RAW FARM-brand cheeses.
FDA’s investigation is ongoing, and this advisory will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
Prior Raw Farm Outbreaks and Recalls.
| Date | Product | Contaminant | Recall/Illnesses |
| September 2006 | Raw Milk | E. coli O157:H7 | 6 ill, 2 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| September 2007 | Raw Cream | Listeria monocytogenes | Recall Issued |
| December 2007 | Raw Milk | Campylobacter | 8 Illnesses |
| September 2008 | Raw Cream | Campylobacter | Recall Issued |
| November 2011 | Raw Milk | E. coli O157:H7 | 5 ill, 3 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| May 2012 | Raw Milk/Cream | Campylobacter | 10 Illnesses |
| October 2015 | Raw Milk | Campylobacter | Recall Issued |
| January 2016 | Raw Milk | E. coli O157:H7 | 9 ill, 2 With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |
| May 2023 | Raw Milk | Campylobacter | Recall Issued |
| August 2023 | Unpasteurized Cheese | Salmonella | Recall Issued |
| December 2023 | Raw Milk | Salmonella | 19 Illnesses |
| October 2024 | Raw Milk | Salmonella | 171 Illnesses |
| November 2024 | Raw Milk | H5N1 | Recall Issued |
| December 2024 | Raw Milk and Cream | H5N1 | Recall Issued |
| December 2024 | Unpasteurized Cheese | E. coli O157:H7 | 11 Illnesses |
| March 2026 | Raw Milk and Unpasteurized Cheese | E. coli O157:H7 | 9 illnesses, 1 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome |