Kenneth Hanna's Farm Shop has issued a recall for all two-litre bottles of Ken's Raw Jersey Milk in Northern Ireland due to possible contamination with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The recall affects all batch codes and use-by dates of the product.
The Food Standards Agency has published a Product Recall Information Notice (PRIN) alerting consumers to the potential health risk.
The farm shop has displayed point-of-sale notices explaining the recall to customers who may have purchased the affected milk.
This recall comes as a precautionary measure following the detection of possible STEC contamination, which can cause serious illness in consumers.
Haemolytic uremic syndrome is associated with STEC infections
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The recall applies exclusively to customers in Northern Ireland where the product is sold.
STEC infections can cause severe health problems, with symptoms including severe diarrhoea (which may be bloody), abdominal pain, and in some cases, haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
HUS is a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and may potentially be fatal in severe cases.
The Food Standards Agency advises that anyone experiencing these symptoms should stay away from work, school or nursery until they have been symptom-free for at least 48 hours.
This precaution is necessary to prevent spreading the infection to others, as STEC can be highly contagious.
The statement by the company read: “Urgent! All customers, please observe this notice. As a precautionary measure, we are recalling all batches and use-by dates of our raw cow’s milk due to a potential link to illness from E. coli.
“Please return or destroy any implicated milk or product made from raw milk.”
The recall has been implemented as a protective measure to safeguard public health, given the serious nature of STEC contamination and its potential consequences.
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STEC infections can cause severe health problems
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Any products made using the contaminated milk should also be disposed of as a precaution.
The farm shop has issued notices explaining the recall process to affected customers.
This type of action is taken when a food product poses a potential health risk, resulting in either withdrawal from shelves or a full recall, requesting customers to return products.
The FSA issues these Product Recall Information Notices to inform both consumers and local authorities about food safety problems, with the reference number for this specific recall being FSA-PRIN-26-2025.
