Pure Éire dairy recalls raw milk
Various organic raw milk products from Pure Éire dairy in Othello are being voluntarily recalled because it may be contaminated with E. coli. In Grant County, the milk is sold at Settler's Country Market in Moses Lake and Ephrata.
OTHELLO - Raw milk products from Pure Éire dairy in Othello are being recalled due to the possibility of E. coli contamination.
Dairy owner Richard Smith said the company is voluntarily recalling its organic raw milk products dated June 8 and later. The recalled milk is sold in half-gallon glass and plastic containers and one-gallon plastic containers.
Settler's Country Market is the only retailer in Grant and Adams counties that sells the recalled milk products, said Smith. They have a location in both Ephrata and Moses Lake, he said.
Smith said Washington State Department of Agriculture officials discovered the product may have been contaminated with E. coli during a recent routine monthly sampling.
"They said it was a possible contamination, it wasn't confirmed," he said. "But we've always stated that we're going to act with an abundance of caution and we're going to have to pull the products off the shelf."
Smith said there have been no reports of human illness associated with the recalled raw milk.
The dairy and WSDA are currently investigating the problem, he said.
Smith said the recalled milk is also sold at stores in College Place, Kettle Falls, Kennewick, Paso, Richland, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Walla Walla and West Richland.
The recall is for Pure Éire organic raw milk only, he said. The recall does not include the dairy's organic pasteurized milk products.
Smith said customers who have purchased the recalled milk should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.