Is every Carton of Long Life Milk (pink) on the Island off

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:04

I have bought in 4 different shops this week cartons of the long life milk (pink)

and everyone of them has been off, since the last posting on the forum about this problem I now shake the carton before I buy as someone stated that there's was justs lumps, well mine wasn't and all 4 were sour. it got to the stage where now I dont pour it on my cereal I smell it first.

This is supposed to be long lasting Milk, how long is that I ask myself

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:08

Industrial espionage by the cows as they are not been fed properly!



Richard

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:35

Richard you are funny, but where do I try next, with 2 little ones coming over I dare not have bad milk in the house

Arek Naw


Joined: 29/08/2008
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:44

Milk in the south is always fresh!!! LOL

come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:51

I haven't had a problem with the pink cartons that I've bought from supermarkets on East side. Is it any particular brand? I usually buy Koop or Mera.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:54

Its Koop that I buy, but thinking of changing as they have all been off from different stores

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 09:57

I always buy Mera pink from Lemar, no problems, I have it on cereal every morning x

come_on_aylin


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 908

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 10:00

Maybe just a bad batch - try Mera.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 10:12

KOOP fine in Hos Bes.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 10:15

I understand when there is a bad patch but from 4 different shops in one week, will have toast for a few days then maybe next week try Mera

yorkie58


Joined: 16/09/2008
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 10:42

Smithy - we had the same problem a month or 2 ago, no matter where we bought the milk from it was off, both fresh and long life. Take your cartons back to the shop, not only will you get a refund but the manager will take it up with the dairy. If no-one complains then they are unaware of the problems.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 10:53

yorkie58 I should have done but thrown them away, but I will if the next one is

Trouble with us Brits we dont complain and take things back, (well I dont)

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 11:09

Sheila, We had this problem a few months ago, admittedly it was summer but all the milk was bad and the supermarkets ran out or removed all from the shelves.

petez


Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 560

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 11:36

Are you sure you're not buying the yoghurt?

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 11:38

Sorry to say but I had 3 cartons of pink Mera that were off last week. Bought them from Hos Bes and took them back. All the others have been fine since.

ClaireCat44



Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 739

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 13:48

I have had no problem in Karaoglanoglu Lemar. I choose the milk AT THE FRONT OF THE SHOP, NEAR THE ENTRANCE. I do still shake it though!! The problem ones used to be at the end of the aisle, near the cereal.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 14:50

That's really worrying. Having had a recent brush with death with ecoli poisoning & 7 days in hospital in the UK, you can imagine I'm rather sensitive to these things. Makes you wonder what hygiene rules are not being adhered to and how dangerous this could be, especially to children & the elderly.

Krin52


Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 18:26

A wek ago, Mera Skim milk from Starling with the expiry date of 21-01-10 .....bought six, 4 were off. When we returned them, the manager said "But you opened them?" !!!!! Well, yeah .......

Krin52


Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 18:27

Went south today and got some of the real stuff!

parkview



Joined: 12/03/2009
Posts: 1123

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 19:37

I have had the same problem with the strawberry milkshakes I buy my daughter, this has been from several different supermarkets and going on for the past 3 weeks now.

karakum5c



Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 1021

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 20:04

Lemar sell the fresh stuff !

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 20:09

Those dairy cows must be getting well pissed off been slaughtered for meat after their milking days are over instead of the bulls!



Richard

gramsyw


Joined: 05/11/2009
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 20:11

Been buying from Lemar for the last 4 summers. Mera. Only ever had one carton which was off.

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 20:27

Be a bigger problem soon for fresh milk as the Island dairy farmers were getting such a rotten price that most have now given up, there is only a few herds left around the North now, when we first came over there were several small herds around, but on the last count that we did in the area 5 had gone in the last year....



Maybe folks will have to keep a goat or two for their cornflakes......

scruff


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 1070

Message Posted:
06/11/2009 21:06

I have been using KOOP low fat (pink box) milk for 8 years & 52 weeks a year. I never buy anything else.

I can honesty report that I've never once had a problem with it. This has been true regardless of where it has been bought. In the last few years it has generally been bought in Supreme.

I cannot say the same about imported butter though. This used to regularly be off but has now improved.

I always took it back & would not hesitate to do the same with any product that was not up to scratch.

If you don't complain, how can things be put right?