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    Agriculture Department Warns Consumers to Discard Contaminated Raw Milk from Meadow View Jerseys Dairy

    August 14, 2024

    Milk was sold in Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon County stores

    Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns consumers to immediately discard Meadow View Jerseys brand raw milk purchased between August 5 and 12, 2024, with a sell-by date of August 19, 2024. Routine testing for pathogens confirmed that the milk was contaminated with Shigatoxin-producing E. coli bacteria.

    Milk was sold in plastic gallon, plastic and glass half gallon, plastic quart, and plastic pint containers with a sell by date of August 19, 2024. Milk was sold from the farm’s store in Leola and a number of retail stores in southcentral Pennsylvania.

    Shigatoxin-producing E. coli can make people sick with diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, sepsis, and other illnesses. Children under five, adults over 65, and people with compromised immune systems may be at risk.

    The farm contacted wholesale and retail stores that distributed the milk.

    Milk was sold in the following locations:

    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

    Information about drinking raw milk can be found on the Centers for Disease Control website.

    The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s food safety inspection services help to ensure that food sold in Pennsylvania is safe. For more information about food safety in Pennsylvania, visit agriculture.pa.gov.

    Contact: Shannon Powers – shpowers@pa.gov, 717.603.2056

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