Lindsay Farm raw milk recalled due to campylobacter fears in Central Hawke’ s Bay

New Zealand Food Safety says it’s supporting Central Hawke’s Bay producer Lindsay Farm in a recall of specific batches of its raw milk.

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) says it’s supporting Central Hawke’s Bay producer Lindsay Farm in a recall of specific batches of its Organic Raw Milk (unpasteurised) as the product may contain campylobacter bacteria.

”Consuming contaminated milk can make you ill, so please check your fridge to make sure you don’t have any of the recalled product with the relevant lot numbers and use-by dates from 12.06.2023 up to and including 01.07.2023,” said NZFS acting deputy director-general Jenny Bishop.

The affected lot numbers included in the recall are 0806, 0906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1906, 2006, 2106, 2206, 2306, 2406, 2506, 2606 and 2706. The affected product is sold in two-litre bottles in the Hawke’s Bay region via home deliveries and registered depots. A list of these depots is available on the New Zealand Food Safety website.

New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated illness, and the product has not been exported.

”If you have any of the recalled product, throw it out or return it to your supplier,” Bishop said.

”You can also heat the raw milk until just boiling, or at 70 degrees, for one minute to kill any bacteria present before drinking it.

“Raw milk should also be refrigerated (at 4 degrees or less) to reduce the risk of any harmful bacteria in the milk growing to levels that could make you sick.”

Symptoms of campylobacter infection are vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, headache and body aches.

If you have consumed any of this product and are concerned for your health, contact your health professional or call Healthline on 0800 611 116.

”Drinking raw milk carries inherent risks as it may contain harmful bacteria that are killed through the pasteurisation process.

”The contamination was discovered during routine testing.”

New Zealand Food Safety will be working with Lindsay Farm to understand how the contamination occurred and prevent its recurrence, Bishop said.