For Immediate Release:

December 04, 2024

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising people to avoid consuming all raw milk and cream products that have been voluntarily recalled by Raw Farm, LLC due to multiple detections of H5 bird flu virus in the company’s milk and dairy cows over the past week. People who purchased the products should immediately return them to the point of purchase. Pasteurized milk remains safe to drink.

All sizes of raw whole milk and cream products produced after November 9 have been recalled.

State public health officials identified the bird flu virus in retail products from Raw Farm, LLC last week and additional testing by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) of bulk milk storage and bottled products at Raw Farm’s bottling facility showed the presence of the H5 bird flu virus.

Although the recall applies only to raw whole milk and cream, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging consumers to avoid consuming any Raw Farm products for human consumption including raw milk, cream, cheese, and kefir, as well as raw milk pet food topper and pet food kefir marketed to pet owners because of multiple detections of bird flu virus in the company’s dairy storage and bottling sites.

In addition to the statewide voluntary recall, CDFA has placed the farm under quarantine, suspending any new distribution of its raw milk, cream, kefir, butter and cheese products produced on or after November 27.

No illnesses associated with this recall have been reported in LA County. Health inspectors in LA County will be visiting retail establishments where these products are sold to ensure that they are no longer available for purchase.

Retailers where the recalled product was sold in LA County include:

Additional retailers may be confirmed as the investigation continues.

· Back Door Bakery, 8349 Foothill Blvd., Sunland, CA, 91040

· Bristol Farms, 7880 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046

· Eataly, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90067

· Erewhon Market, 475 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

· Erewhon Market, 26767 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302

· Erewhon Market, 4121 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029

· Erewhon Market, 7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

· Lassen’s Natural Foods, 1631 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026

· Lassen’s Natural Foods, 2080 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

· Lassen’s Natural Foods, 710 S. La Brea AVE., Los Angeles, CA 90036

· Lazy Acres, 1841 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

· Lazy Acres, 2510 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

· Mothers Market & Kitchen, 6677 W. Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038

· Mothers Market & Kitchen, 2475 Cherry Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90755

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 1302 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles CA 90019

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 1751 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90024

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 8985 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90034

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 915 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 2245 Yosemite Dr., Eagle Rock, 90041

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 7925 Atlantic Ave., Cudahy CA, 90201

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 5660 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City CA, 90230

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 12060 Lakewood Blvd., Downey, CA 90242

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 14411 Hawthorne Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90260

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 1515 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 4230 Pacific Coast Hwy., Torrance CA, 90505

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 15801 Whittier Blvd., Whittier, CA 90603

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 11522 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 11900 South St., Cerritos, CA 90703

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 4253 Woodruff Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 820 N. Western Ave., San Pedro, CA 90732

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 4600 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, CA 90804

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 920 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 400 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, CA 91016

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 39 N. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 6607 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills, CA 91307

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 10821 N. Zelzah Ave., Granada Hills, CA 91344

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 24285 Magic Mountain Pkwy., Valencia, CA 91355

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 21821 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 1011 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 11315 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 835 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 655 S Grand Ave., Glendora, CA 91740

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 1375 Foothill Blvd., La Verne, CA 91750

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 239 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 2630 E. Workman Ave., West Covina, CA 91791

· Sprouts Farmers Market, 150 E Main St., Alhambra, CA 91801

· Vitamin City LB, 6247 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808

· Vitamin City, 642 W. Arrow Hwy., San Dimas, CA 91773

· The Whole Wheatery, 44264 10^th St. W, Lancaster, CA 93534

About Raw Milk

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria. Raw milk—and products made from it such as queso fresco—can carry harmful germs, such as Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, viruses and parasites. These germs can present serious health risks to you and your family.

Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to a high enough temperature for enough time to kill harmful germs, which can cause serious illness. This process does not eliminate milk’s nutritional value.

Raw milk, even from healthy cows, may be contaminated with harmful germs that can make you very sick. In fact, raw milk is one of the riskiest foods to consume. People who get sick from raw milk might have many days of diarrhea, stomach cramping, and vomiting. Some people might develop severe or even life-threatening diseases, including pregnancy loss; blood infection; hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can result in kidney failure, stroke, and even death; and Guillain-Barré syndrome, which can cause paralysis and even death.

Anyone can become sick from drinking raw milk or consuming raw milk products. The people at the highest risk for severe illness include people who are pregnant, adults 65 years and older, children younger than 5 years, and people with weakened immune systems. People in these groups should not consume raw milk or products made with it.

Drinking or accidental splashing of raw milk containing bird flu virus into your eyes may lead to illness. In addition, touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands after touching raw milk with bird flu virus may also lead to infection. Symptoms of bird flu infection in humans include eye redness or discharge, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, trouble breathing and fever.

Anyone who has consumed these specific products and is experiencing these symptoms should immediately contact their health care provider or local health department.

For more information, visit:

H5 Bird Flu in Humans: ph.lacounty.gov/acd/diseases/h5n1.htm

H5 Bird Flu in Animals: ph.lacounty.gov/vet/HPAI.htm

Recalled raw milk and cream products by Raw Farms, LLC:https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR24-044.aspx

For questions, residents can call the Public Health InfoLine at 833-540-0473. Open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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