The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has recommended that consumers dispose of Meadow View Jerseys brand raw milk purchased between August 5 and 12 due to confirmed contamination with Shigatoxin-producing E. coli bacteria.
The affected milk was packaged in plastic gallon, plastic and glass half-gallon, plastic quart, and plastic pint containers with a sell-by date of August 19.
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If you visited Lancaster County anytime recently, it was available for purchase at the farm's store in Leola, as well as various retail stores in southcentral Pennsylvania.
Health officials have cautioned that Shigatoxin-producing E. coli can lead to various illnesses such as diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, sepsis, and others.
Individuals at higher risk include children under 5, adults over 65, and those with weakened immune systems.
The farm has informed wholesale and retail outlets that distributed the contaminated milk, and the affected products were sold at the locations listed below.
Berks County
Weaver Orchard, 40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown, PA 19543
Dauphin County
Soil & Soul Farm, 2405 Colebrook Road, Middletown, PA 17057
Lancaster County
Meadow View Jerseys Retail Farm Store, 172 South Farmersville Road, Leola, PA 17540
Bird in Hand Farm Supply, 2805 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand, PA 17505
Ebenezer Groceries, 465 North Reading Road, Ephrata, PA 17522
Everest Indian Grocery Store, 1621 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603
Forry’s Country Store, 820 Ivy Drive Lancaster, PA 17601
Hilltop Acres, 347 Rife Run Road, Manheim, PA 17545
Meck’s Produce, 1955 Beaver Valley Pike, Strasburg, PA 17579
Sensenig Poultry, 843 Furnace Hill Road, Lititz, PA 17543
The Country Store 3140, Mount Joy Road, Mount Joy PA 17552
Union Mill Acres, 7557 Elizabethtown, Road Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Willow Creek Grocery, 30 Willow Street, Reinholds, PA 17569
Lebanon County
Country View Grocery, 1941 Horseshoe Pike, Annville, PA 17003
Additional information about raw milk can be found on the Centers for Disease Control website
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