A batch of one-litre Meadows UHT skimmed milk, with a best-before date of 29 May 2027, remained in the importer’s warehouse after a sample from it was found to have a colony count above the legal limit, the Centre for Food Safety said.
The sample, taken through the Centre’s routine food surveillance programme at the import stage, contained 10 or more colonies.
Similar Meadows products already on sale were not affected. The result indicated unsatisfactory hygiene but did not mean the milk would cause food poisoning, the Centre said.