‘Yellowish’ milk recalled amid Victorian contamination fears

A statewide milk product recall has been issued over contamination fears, which may leave milk with a yellowish colouring or metallic chemical taste. These are the brands affected.

Milk products have been recalled following contamination fears. File image

Multiple milk products have been recalled amid contamination fears.

The hazard affects Coles brands and Pauls brands sold at Coles, Woolworths, IGA and independent stores across Victoria.

The recall was triggered by concerns they were contaminated by a food grade dairy cleaning solution.

An alert issued tonight by Food Standards Australia New Zealand said the affected milk products may have a yellowish colouring and/or metallic chemical taste.

The company behind the milk brands, Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd, is conducting the recall.

A recall was triggered by concerns these products were contaminated by a food grade dairy cleaning solution.

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The affected products include the following brands with these date markings:

1. Pauls Smarter White Milk, with expiry dates June 25-27

2. Pauls Full Fat Cream Milk, with expiry dates June 26-27

3. Pauls PhysiCAL Skim, with expiry date June 27

4. Pauls PhysiCAL Low Fat, with expiry date June 26

5. Pauls Rev Low Fat, with expiry date June 28

6. Coles Lite Milk, with expiry dates June 25-26

7. Coles Skim Milk, with expiry date June 25

8. Coles Full Cream Milk, with expiry dates June 25-26

The recall is limited to the 1L products.

Customers are advised to return the bottles of milk to the place of purchase for a full refund.