Second Central Va. school system reports spoiled Marva Maid milk

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. A second Central Virginia school system has suspended the sale of Marva Maid milk after finding spoiled milk.

The Director for School Food and Nutrition Services in Prince William County, Virginia sent a letter to parents on Monday stating they first reported isolated cases of spoilage to Marva Maid on May 23.

On May 29, Henrico County schools reported four students at the an elementary school reported nausea after drinking spoiled milk supplied by Marva Maid in Newport News.

The dairys management team immediately investigated the complaint and determined that the milk in question had spoiled two days earlier than expected, the company later said in a statement.

Accordingly, Marva Maid notified customers on Thursday May 29, that it was voluntarily withdrawing all -pints with a May 30 expiration date.

Then the company announced late Friday that it withdrawing all -pints with expiration dates from May 30 through June 2 out of an abundance of caution.

State health officials provided an update Tuesday afternoon on their investigation into recent milk-related illnesses in public schools.

Testing on the milk from the Henrico County and Prince William County incidents found elevated levels of bacteria consistent with milk that spoiled prematurely, Virginia Department of Health officials wrote in a news release.

Trump said the health department began to investigate after receiving a complaint from Henrico schools on May 28. The agency said they were later made aware of another incident in Prince William County.

Officials said they are examining everything from production to storage to distribution in their ongoing investigation.

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Second Central Va. school system reports spoiled Marva Maid milk