Amanda Forrester news@whmi.com

An Ortonville dairy is voluntarily recalling certain lots of ice cream and milk due to “issues related to pasteurization,” a press release from the company said.

Cook’s Farm Dairy said the recall is being done out of “an abundance of caution.” There have been no illnesses reported at this time due to the issues.

“During a routine inspection, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) found improper air temperatures in an ice cream pasteurizing vat and identified inadequate pasteurization record-keeping and chart-recording while processing,” the press release said.

The recalled products include 1.5 quarts and pints of all flavors of ice cream from Batch 18, which was pasteurized on May 21, Batch 24, pasteurized on July 2, and Batch 30, which was pasteurized on Aug. 13. The batch number can be found near the bar code.

Gallons, half gallons and pints of milk are also included in the recall. Milk with a sell by date of June 10 and pasteurized on May 27, a sell by date of June 17 and pasteurized on June 3 and a sell by date of Sept. 2 and pasteurized on Aug. 19 are all in the voluntary recall.

The products were available at the following locations:
A Bean To Go in Goodrich, MI 48438
Bueches Food World in Ortonville, MI 48462
Sunoco Gas Station in Clarkston, MI 48348
Neiman’s Family Market in Clarkston, MI 48346
Tenuta’s Food Lane in Waterford, MI 48329
Lakeview Food Basket in Clarkston, MI 48348
Heartfelt Impressions Learning Center in Clarkston, MI 48348
Clintonville Market in Waterford, MI 48329
Jim’s Cracker Barrel Grocery and Liquor in Clarkston, MI 48348
Meijer in Oxford, MI 48371

Quinton Cook, a spokesperson for the dairy, said the issues were addressed immediately after they were notified by MDARD.

“‘It’s important to note that we have received no reports of issues or defect complaints related to these products,” Cook said. “Our family has been committed to quality in our dairy products for four generations.”

Customers can contact Quinton Cook with questions at 248-249-3002 or qcook@cooksfarmdairy.com.