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State warns consumers to discard Meadow View Jerseys Dairy raw milk due to Shigatoxin-producing E. coli contamination

The contaminated milk was sold between August 5-12 at the Lancaster County dairy's farm store and locations in Lancaster, Berks, Dauphin and Lebanon counties.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Note: The video is from March 10.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Wednesday warned consumers to immediately discard any Meadow View Jerseys Dairy raw milk purchased between August 5-12 due to a contamination issue.

The milk, which has a sell-by date of August 19, was found to be contaminated with Shigatoxin-producing E. coli bacteria, the department said in a press release. 

The milk was sold in plastic gallon, plastic and glass half gallon, plastic quart, and plastic pint containers. It was sold from the farm’s store in Leola, Lancaster County 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, the department said. 

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.

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