Laura Chung and Mary Ward
February 14, 2020
The Age
Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Aldi is the latest in a string of supermarkets and service stations to issue a recall for milk sold across NSW and ACT over possible E. coli contamination fears.
On Friday evening, Australia Food Standards issued a recall for the three-litre Farmdale Full Cream Milk with a best before date of 25/02/2020 which was sold in the ACT and certain Victoria and NSW stores.
The NSW stores include Broadway, Ashfield, Frenchs Forrest, Maroubra, Marrickville, and Leichhardt.
Affected customers who are concerned should return the recalled product to the place they purchased it or contact ALDI’s Food Recall Hotline on 1800 709 993.Advertisement
The recall follows one from 7-Eleven of its two-litre full cream milk bottles with a use-by date of 24/02/2020 on Friday morning. The product was sold in 7-Eleven stores in NSW and the ACT.
A recall for Dairy Farmers one-litre full cream milk bottles with a use-by date of 25/02/2020 and three-litre full cream milk bottles with a use-by date of 24/02/2020 sold in Coles, Woolworths and IGA supermarkets in NSW was announced on Thursday.
Dairy Farmers’ manufacturer, Lion Dairy & Drinks, said there had been no consumer complaints received regarding the products.
Early symptoms of E. coli infection include stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea which often contains traces of blood.
People who start feeling unwell after consuming these varieties of milk should visit a doctor immediately.
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