Check your refrigerator. Raw milk contaminated with harmful bacteria: PA Department of Ag
Raw milk products from Apple Valley Creamery, which is sold under the Pure Pastures Dairy label, has been contaminated with a harmful bacteria called campylobacter, and it should be discarded immediately, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
One person became ill with campylobacteriosis after consuming the product, a news release states.
Samples of the raw milk tested positive for campylobacter, the release states.
An illness can cause diarrhea (often bloody), fever, and stomach cramps, the release states. Symptoms begin within two to five days and last about a week.
The affected products had sell-by dates of April 3, 2024 through May 2, 2024, the release states.
Apple Valley Creamery, which is based in Adams County, said in an April 30th Facebook post that the Pure Pastures Dairy Raw Milk currently is not available for sale because of potential bacteria contamination.
"When this issue has been resolved and the milk is confirmed safe, sales will resume," it states.
The state Department of Agriculture says the bacteria campylobacter is unrelated to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which has not been detected in any dairy cattle in the Pennsylvania.
The Apple Valley Creamery Pure Pastures Dairy milk was sold in quart and half gallon glass containers at stores in 12 counties in the state.
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Adams County locations sold the milk products
The following places in Adams County sold the affected products:
Apple Valley Creamery, 541 Germany Road, East Berlin
Butcher Block Premium Meats & Seafood, 3055 Biglerville Road, Biglerville
D&S Produce, 888 Bushey School Road, York Springs
Etheric Connections Crystal Shop & Natural Food Store, 1863 Gettysburg Village Drive, Suite 830, Gettysburg
Gateau Monique, 5 S. Queen St., Littlestown
Good Keeper Farm, 250 Old State Road, Gardners
Harvest Barn Country Market, 1924 York Road, Gettysburg
Homegrown Marketplace, Fairfield
Taylor’s Greenhouse, 265 Fairgrounds Road, Biglerville
York County locations sold the milk products
The following places in York County sold the affected products:
Eden Garden Farm Market & Orchard, 810 Franklin Church Road, Dillsburg
Mad Radish Farm, 1991 George St., Dover
Main Street Market, 12 Main St., Glen Rock
The Markets at Hanover, 1649 Broadway, Hanover
Trailside Bulk Foods at the Markets of Shrewsbury, 12025 Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock
Miller’s Country Market, 1140 Abbottstown Pike, Hanover
Rowan Tree Farm at Central Market York, 34 W. Philadelphia St., York
Sonnewald Natural Foods, 4796 Lehman Road, Spring Grove
Warrington Farm Meats, 156 Old Cabin Hollow Road, Dillsburg
Wholly Holistic, 1150 Carlisle St., Suite 8, Hanover
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Contaminated raw milk sold in Adams, York counties: Pa. Ag Department
