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