Urgent recall of milk over fears it contains deadly E. coli bacteria

An urgent recall has been issued for a popular farm shop’s milk over fears it could be contaminated with a deadly bacterium.

Kenneth Hanna’s Farm Shop in Northern Ireland has recalled its raw Jersey milk after a product containing E. coli contaminated it.

The Food Standards Agency said: ‘The possible presence of STEC in this product.

‘Symptoms caused by STEC (E. Coli) organisms include severe diarrhoea (including bloody diarrhoea), abdominal pain, and sometimes haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal.’

The recall is only in effect in Northern Ireland, but customers who purchased the milk have been told to return it or throw it away.

It applies to two-litre bottles, with all use-by and batch codes affected.

If a customer is experiencing symptoms of E. coli infection, they should stay away from places such as work, nursery and others for at least 48 hours to avoid sharing the germs.

The warning comes days after a health food shop recalled one of its products over fears it could have been contaminated with E. coli.

Grape Tree issued a recall of Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts because Shiga toxin-producing E. coli has been found in one of its batches.

The store is warning customers who have bought the affected batch, which has a batch code of G41 5 101 250610, not to eat it.

The recall affects 250g packs of the nuts, which have a best-before date of July 11, 2026.

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