AN investigation into Jersey Dairy’s procedures after batches of milk and butter had to be recalled due a cleaning error that led to contamination is still ongoing a month later.
Specific batches of 2.5% Fat Reduced Milk one litre (green pack) with a use-by date of 23 March and 250g Unsalted Butter (best before 8 June) were recalled on Thursday 12 March.
Initially, the recall was due to the detection of a chemical unfit for human consumption, which the company later revealed was oil residue.
An error on one farm during the cleaning of a milking parlour system, resulted in the residue entering the system and contaminating produce collected during the next milking.
There were no reports of illness linked to the incident, and the firm’s managing director Eamon Fenlon said the level of contamination had been extremely low.
But the Environmental and Consumer Protection team launched a review into their procedures to investigate how the error occurred.
