Oakland Co. Dairy Farm Recalls Ice Cream, Milk Due To Pasteurization Concerns

ORTONVILLE, MI — An Oakland County dairy farm is recalling its ice cream and milk products due to pasteurization concerns.

Cook’s Farm Dairy in Ortonville is voluntarily recalling the products out of caution after inspectors with the Michigan Department of Agriculture found "inadequate recordings" on the pasteurization charts.

The following products are affected by this recall include:

Ice cream lots of 1.5 Qt. and Pint containers - All Flavors

• Batch #18 which is located by the bar code (pasteurized on 5/21/2024)
• Batch #24 which is located by the bar code (pasteurized on 7/2/2024)
• Batch #30 which is located by the bar code (pasteurized on 8/13/2024)

Milk lots of gallon, half gallon and pint containers - All Varieties

• Sell by date of 6/10/2024 (pasteurized on 5/27/2024)
• Sell by date of 6/17/2024 (pasteurized on 6/3/2024)
• Sell by date of 9/2/2024 (pasteurized on 8/19/2024)

The products were distributed to the following retail locations in Southeast Michigan:

• A Bean To Go in Goodrich
• Bueches Food World in Ortonville
• Sunoco Gas Station in Clarkston
• Neiman’s Family Market in Clarkston
• Tenuta’s Food Lane in Waterford
• Lakeview Food Basket in Clarkston
• Heartfelt Impressions Learning Center in Clarkston
• Clintonville Market in Waterford
• Jim’s Cracker Barrel Grocery and Liquor in Clarkston
• Meijer in Oxford

As of Thursday, officials said there are no known illnesses, injuries or defects with these products.

Quinton Cook, a spokesperson for the farm, said the bad readings were due to a mechanical failure that caused improper air temperatures in ice cream pasteurizing tanks.

He said the problem was fixed immediately.

"Please call myself, Quinton Cook, with any questions, concerns, or comments that I can address for you," Cook said. "Our family has been committed to quality in our dairy products for four generations. We apologize for this inconvenience and are diligently at work to rectify the situation. Thank you for your understanding."

Customers with questions can contact Quinton R. Cook directly either by calling 248-249-3002 or by sending an email to qcook@cooksfarmdairy.com.