The raw milk sample was collected from the farm during required routine sampling by a commercial laboratory on 29 July, and later tested positive for the bacteria.
Green Acres Jersey Farm, owned by Jonathan Smoker, sells directly to consumers and in an on-farm retail store. The packaged raw milk is sold under the Green Acres Jersey Farm label in plastic gallon and half gallon containers, labelled as ‘raw milk’.
Agriculture officials have ordered the owner of the farm to stop the sale of all raw milk until further notice.
Pennsylvania law allows farms to sell raw milk, but requires the farms to be permitted and inspected by the agriculture department to reduce health risks associated with unpasteurised products.
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