Two People Die after Eating Raw Milk Cheese Made in New York State -
By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURAMARCH 10, 2017
Two people have died following an outbreak of listeria linked to a popular artisanal
raw milk cheese made in upstate New York, the authorities said this week.
Vulto Creamery, which produces Ouleout, said it was recalling the product, and, as a precautionary
measure, three other soft wash-rind raw milk cheeses: Miranda, Heinennellie, and Willowemoc.
Here, there is only a single national standard for raw milk cheese production, Mr. Yescas said, which requires
that the cheese be aged for at least 60 days to block E. coli from developing.
Mr. Vulto quickly earned a reputation among cheese lovers as an urban cheesemaker “extraordinaire.”
Mr. Vulto came to the United States from the Netherlands in 1990, according to several media outlets specializing in cheese.
A version of this article appears in print on March 11, 2017, on Page A19 of the
New York edition with the headline: Two People Die After Eating Raw Milk Cheese.
Vulto Creamery began contacting clients on March 3, asking them to return purchases of Ouleout
after being informed of a listeria strain in a sample, the health department said.