Lactalis said the milk may have yellow colouring and/or a chemical taste.
Then, a week later on Thursday June 20, eight 1L and 2L milk products sold through a host of retailers including Coles, Woolworths, IGA across Victoria and parts of NSW have been urgently recalled.
Lactalis Australia said the concern in this instance is a microbial contamination believed to be e.coli which could make anybody who drinks it seriously ill, however it can't be detected through taste or smell.
These products have a best before date of July 2.
The full list of recalled milk
This is the full list of milk products affected by the two recalls:
- Coles Full Cream Milk 1L Bottle (use by date: 25 and 26 June 2019)
- Coles Low Fat Milk 1L Bottle (use by date: 25 and 26 June 2019)
- Coles Skim Milk 1L Bottle (use by date: 25 June 2019)
- Pauls Full Cream Milk 1L Bottle (use by date: 26 and 27 June 2019)
- Pauls Smarter White Milk 1L Bottle (use by date: 25, 26 and 27 June 2019)
- REV 1L Bottle (use by date: 28 June 2019)
- PhysiCAL Low Fat 1L Bottle (use by date: 26 June 2019)
- PhysiCAL Skim 1L Bottle (use by date: 27 June 2019)
- 7-Eleven Lite Milk 2L Bottle (use by date: July 2)
- Gippy Full Cream Milk 2L Bottle (use by date July 2)
- Gippy Lite Milk 2L Bottle (use by date July 2)
- Maxi Foods Lite Milk 2L Bottle (use by date July 2)
- Pauls Professional Cafe Crema Milk 2L Bottle (use by date July 2)
- Pauls Smarter White 2% Fat Milk 2L Bottle (use by date July 2)
- Rev Low Fat Milk 2L Bottle (use by July 2)
- Rev Low Fat Milk 1L Carton (use by July 2)
Meanwhile, Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper is reporting that production at Lactalis’ Rowville milk plant was halted following the discovery of the contamination during routine testing.
It said extensive testing would now take place at the site.
For more information call 1800 061 562 or 1800 676 961.
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