The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2347-2014·Announced 2014-08-27

Fish Family Farm Skim Milk Recalled for Peanut and Tree Nut Contamination

Fish Family Farm is recalling Grade A Fat Free Skim Milk due to potential contamination with peanuts and pistachios.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling/contamination with common allergens (peanuts and tree nuts), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Fish Family Farm is voluntarily recalling 120 half-gallons of Grade A Fat Free Skim Milk. The product is sold in glass containers under the Fish Family Farm and Shadow Valley Farm brands. The recall is being conducted because the milk products may be contaminated with peanuts and tree nuts (pistachio).

The Shadow Valley Farm brand product was distributed to retail stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Fish Family Farm brand products were sold only at the firm's retail store. The affected product has a sell-by date of 6/23/14.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific brand and sell-by date. If they have the recalled product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. This recall is classified as FDA Class II, which means there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
FISH FAMILY FARM INC. & Shadow Valley Farm brand GRADE A FAT FREE SKIM MILK Pasteurized and Homogenized in a glass half-gallon container
Manufacturer
Fish Family Farm

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Sell by 6/23/14

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Fish Family Farm under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 5 products in this recall →