The Dairy Farmers of NL has been watching the situation involving the spoilage of some Central Dairies milk products and is confident that the measures taken have resolved the issues noticed by consumers.
In recent weeks, images showing a black residue inside 2 litre cartons of Central Dairies 2 per cent milk started circulating on social media.
A voluntary recall was put in place and measures were taken to resolve the issue that affected product with expiry dates from September 20 to the 30.
General Manager of the Dairy Farmers of NL, Tom Osborne, says they’re satisfied the problem has been fixed.
“It was very unfortunate that the situation had taken place, but we do believe Central Dairies has done everything to address it, including the recall.”
Osborne says while it was not a food safety concern according to Central Dairies’ parent company Agropur, the company put the recall in place to help address consumer confidence.
“The DFNL had urged that a recall be put in place, and Central Dairies did oblige,” said Osborne. “We wanted to ensure that we protect not only food safety, but consumer confidence in the province.”