San Luis Obispo County reports death in E. coli outbreak as farm reopens
San Luis Obispo County public health officials confirmed one fatality among five cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli linked to Brookshire Farm on 11 November. The farm had reopened on 6 November after a voluntary 10-day closure tied to the outbreak; county officials said no evidence of the outbreak strain was found on the property.
Co-owner Shawn Callaway expressed distress and said the operation remains focused on safety. Brookshire Farms in Los Osos announced the reopening after investigators found no trace of the outbreak strain, and the facility had been closed for ten days following the identification of five cases.