The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to immediately discard Meadow View Jerseys brand raw milk because people have reported becoming ill after drinking it.
All raw milk purchased from the dairy with sell-by dates through July 8 should be discarded, according to Pennsylvania health officials.
Milk samples were tested and confirmed to be contaminated with Campylobacter after patients reported symptoms of campylobacteriosis after having consumed the products.
The implicated milk was sold in glass half-gallon, and plastic half-gallon and gallon containers. Milk was sold at the farm’s store in Leola and a number of retail stores in southcentral Pennsylvania.
The farm contacted wholesalers that distributed the milk, but the department could not obtain a list of customers who purchased it.
A current list of Meadow View Jerseys Dairy distributors was not available, but milk with the farm’s label was available in the following locations in 2024:
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
About campylobacter infections
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outbreaks have been associated with unpasteurized dairy products, contaminated water, poultry and produce. People also can become infected from contact with dog or cat feces. Person-to-person spread of Campylobacter is uncommon.
Many people recover in a week, but Campylobacter infection can result in long-term consequences, such as arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).
Azithromycin and fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin are commonly used for treatment, but resistance to fluoroquinolones is common.
Campylobacter infection symptoms usually begin two to five days after exposure and are characterized by diarrhea (frequently bloody), abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and sometimes vomiting. More severe illness can occur, including bloodstream infection and symptoms mimicking acute appendicitis or ulcerative colitis.
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