Raw milk from Apple Valley Creamery in East Berlin, Pennsylvania has been recalled for Campylobacter contamination, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The samples taken January 8, 2015 tested positive for the pathogenic bacteria.
If you purchased this milk, discard it immediately and do not drink it. The milk is sold at an on-farm retail store and through home delivery. Stores in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry also carry the creamery’s products. The raw milk is sold under the Apple Valley Creamery label in half gallon and quart glass containers with sell-by dates of February 9 and February 11, 2015. The dairy cannot sell any more raw milk until health department officials clear the facility.
Raw milk is often contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, which are not killed because the milk is not pasteurized. This is not the first time raw milk has been recalled for Campylobacter in Pennsylvania. In 2012, Family Cow dairy sold raw milk contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria that sickened 81 people in the state’s largest raw milk outbreak in 20 years. Family Cow had another Campylobacter outbreak in 2013.
If you purchased this milk and have had the symptoms of a Campylobacter infection, which include fever, abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea, please see your doctor. Also call the Pennsylvania Department of Health at 877-724-3258.
