Bethel Livestock Farm in Swan Lake is voluntarily recalling milk products for the second time this week because of improper pasteurization.

Proper pasteurization heats milk in order to effectively eliminate all pathogenic bacteria such as Listeria and Salmonella.

The recalled milk products are sold under the name Bethel Creamery Pasteurized Whole Organic Milk – Kosher Cholov Yisroel – and packaged in half gallon plastic containers.  The recalled products have a use date of January 11, 2011 and were distributed to five stores in Orange and Rockland counties.

Earlier this week, Bethel Livestock Farm recalled a product with the use date of January 7, 2011, which was distributed to six locations in Brooklyn and Rockland County.

State inspectors inspected the processing facility and later analyzed the product, which revealed it was improperly pasteurized.

No illnesses were reported to date in connection with the problem.

(Source: MidHudsonNews / YWN-112)