State officials have suspended for 30 days the Grade-A milk production permit of a Durand dairy farm blamed for a raw-milk illness outbreak that sickened nearly 40 people, but the farm will be allowed to sell its milk for cheese and butter production during that time.
State Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection officials said the farm owners, Roland and Diana Reed, have agreed to the penalties that stem from the illness outbreak last fall.
The Reeds supplied unpasteurized milk at a Durand High School football team dinner where 38 people associated with the team, including many football players, were sickened. Twenty-six of the illnesses were laboratory confirmed to stem from Campylobacter jejuni, a harmful bacteria sometimes found in unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat and poultry.
Some of the students were hospitalized and their families had thousands of dollars in medical bills.
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