Reiter Dairy production temporarily stopped due to sanitation issues

She said staff from the state agency inspected the Springfield facility in November and raised concerns about the cleanliness of the facility and drainage issues in a milk receiving area. Not all of the issues raised by inspectors were fixed when inspectors returned to the facility on Thursday last week, prompting a temporary shutdown until workers at the facility addressed those concerns, she said.

Inspection reports from the state were not immediately available this morning. Company officials from Reiter also could not be reached for comment Monday morning.

McDonald said the initial issues were raised during routine inspections that are conducted about every two years.