TAMPA, Fla. - Florida health officials said an outbreak of food-borne illness has been linked to raw, unpasteurized milk sold by a farm in the state.

What we know:

The Department of Health confirmed 21 people got sick this month, including multiple children and at least seven individuals who required hospitalization. Physicians are now urging the public to avoid raw milk, citing risks of contamination from bacteria like E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter and Salmonella.

Pasteurization, which is the process of briefly heating milk to kill pathogens, has been the public health standard in the U.S. for more than 100 years.

What they're saying:

"[Raw milk] can be dangerous. It can have many different types of bacteria that cause stomach and G.I. upset, bleeding in the gut, dehydration

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