Dairy firm pulls milk due to presence of veterinary medicines

Milk in supermarket
The semi-skimmed milk may contain antibiotics. (Getty Images)

A Scottish dairy firm has withdrawn one of its milk products due to the possible presence of veterinary medicines, including antibiotics.

Graham’s Family Dairy is recalling its Semi-Skimmed Milk because veterinary medicines, including antibiotics (penicillin), have been found in the product.

The recall concerns all one-pint bottles of the product with a best-before date of 31 July 2026, as well as all one-litre and two-litre bottles with the same best-before date.

The presence of veterinary medicines, including antibiotics, in the product may make it unsafe to consume and could pose a health risk to anyone with an allergy to antibiotics (penicillin).


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In its customer notice, the Stirling-based firm said: “At Grahams Family Dairy we believe that the quality of our products and the safety of our consumers is paramount.

“This is a precautionary measure we have taken as there is a small risk a trace level of antibiotics may be present in the milk which could cause a reaction to consumers with an allergy to antibiotics.

“We apologise for this issue and would like to reassure our customers no other Graham’s Family Dairies products or Use By Dates are affected.”

Any affected customers should not consume the product and should instead return it to the store from which it was purchased.

Customers who have purchased the affected batches are being advised not to consume the milk and to return it to the point of purchase for a refund.