Dairy Farmers HeartActive

Improved – I bought some today after it reappeared in supermarkets and found my coffee and tea to be drinkable again! I guess a production line issue that we'll never know about affected supply. Show details

I love this heart active milk – We love heart smart milk only thing is that it’s often out of stock, improved my cholesterol in excess of 10% and taste isn’t an issue Show details

Great milk & great service – I've used this milk for years because I prefer it to all others. I've not been able to buy it for a few weeks but had some in the freezer. I haven't noticed any difference in taste. I've read all the bad reviews & decided to contact Bega myself. They answered straight away & were very pleasant & helpful. The girl was able to advise there has been a problem with the cartons. They will apparently back in full supply 8th of Augus t. Thanks Bega. Show details

Different taste – Have started using this milk about a few months now but I bought one the other day with expiry date 19th October but very different Taste than before very unpleasant Show details

Seems to have returned to it's normal taste – You will see I wrote a review about this milk and it's horrible perfume taste about a month ago. I stopped buying it as it was undrinkable, really revolting. Yesterday I decided to buy one carton to give it another go as the bad reviews on here had stopped about 3 weeks ago. My milk had an expiry date of 11th October. I tasted it and the revolting… Read more

taste has gone and it is back to normal. Next week I will buy my usual 3 to 4 cartons as it really does help with lowering cholesterol . I gave the milk a tentative 3 stars this time as I am hoping that my next cartons will be OK too,and I am also unhappy that the company didn't accept any responsibility about the change in taste when it happened.

Arrogant – This milk used to be my fave. Tea always tasted creamy. Then it disappeared & then returned tasting disgusting. I have contacted bega & was advised“we are working with out new carton supplier to resolve this issue". I suggested they check out the reviews & enlighten their customers as they are expressing genuine concerns re health & safety of the new taste/cartons. Well so far they continue to ignore our concerns. Sooo I will give it the flick. Show details

The best milk in every way – I'm a lifelong milk drinker (having grown up on dairy farms), but since getting a bit older and having some cholesterol issues, I thought I'd give this a go. My cholesterol levels have improved, but more importantly for purposes of this review, the milk tastes amazing. I'll drink a glass or 2 every night and on occassion couldnt get it, so I'd buy… Read more

another brand and sometimes even treat myself to some full-cream milk, but none compare to the sweet, creamy, and natural taste of this milk. I understand other people here have had issues back in 2022, but I've been drinking the milk for the past 1.5 years since 2023 and it's been perfect. Anywaym I saw the negative reviews and thought some more current opinions would be helpful.

Heart Active – After the doctor advised me to go onto this milk I brought my first 1Ltr today 17/5/2023 in Coles Sebastopol Ballarat. I found it pleasant to drink nice and creamy and had a good taste. Reading some of the reviews below I had not encountered any of the concerns maybe they have fixed the issue., Show details ·  1

I love this stuff!! – I had quite high cholesterol (7.7) and all I changed was my milk and my butter to plant sterol options - including Paul’s Heart Active! It’s dropped to 5.5! Still a ways to go but a huge change in six months!! Show details

Tastes Different – I have been drinking this milk for many years. It became hard to find a couple of months ago, but now that it is back it tastes horrible. It is not cheap milk to buy, so until they change it back to how it used to taste I will no longer be buying it. Show details

Heart active taste – I have been using heart active for over 10 years and have found the taste unbearable for the last few months, it went off the market for a short period and I thought they were going to fix it but unfortunately the horrid taste remains and is still drinkable, so I won’t be buying it in the future. This is the result of companies trying to change something that wasn’t faulty in the first place. Show details

Metallic taste Heart Active milk – I have enjoyed using Heart Active milk for years and it has lowered my cholesterol substantially but as per other reviews it is almost undrinkable in coffee or tea or even by itself. I normally buy 3 or 4 cartons per week but will change to an alternative until it is fixed. Show details

Tastes disgusting like perfume – Ive been drinking this milk for awhile but must be bad batch .Still in date use by 7th September. Ill never buy again has put me off .in fact i drank a coffee whilst camping on weekend and thought perhaps my coffee cup wasnt rinsed properly .had to tip most out .That night i was up most of the night with cramps and felt like was going to throw up . Show details

What happened? – Have been drinking this for years. Recently the taste has changed. Seems metallic. Also it smells different than before. I’ve tossed out numerous bottles. Is it even safe? Show details

Disgusting not the same as previously needs to be recalled urgently to be checked – It has a bad taste not like previously it was good but this time round not needs to be checked out and recalled urgently Show details

Was perfect now undrinkable – Have drunk nice tasting heart active milk for a few months then started tasting like perfume. Had to throw away. Off shelves for a while bought this week and still tastes perfumy Show details

Heart milk – Being drinking this milk for a while now. Went out of stock. Now available and agree with comments. Taste like chemicals. Obviously done something to the product that it was out of stock for two weeks Concerned

Was great now...? – I loved heart active milk, the taste was great and it frothed well for coffee. It's been really hard to get lately so when I saw it at Woolworths on Monday I bought several cartons. I used it in my coffee yesterday morning and my coffee tasted and smelt of perfume. My husband agreed. I called Dairy Farmers and they said they would investigate and… Read more

get back to me within 24 hours. Having not heard from them I called again today and was told they're still investigating. I will continue to contact them to get an answer as I've read lots of similar complaints on the internet. It needs to be addressed. The more people who contact them, the better.

Terrible taste now – I used this for years now the taste leaves a dreadful taste in your mouth almost metallic and stays in your mouth for a long time why ? Has it changed Show details

Different taste since new glossy carton – Have been drinking Heart Active milk for a few years now, and since the carton packaging has changed to being glossy the taste has changed too. To me it tastes minty, smells like Palmolive dishwashing liquid. Can you please investigate as to why the taste has changed. It is now undrinkable. Show details

We concur with the review that this milk after being out of stock has come back with a tainted taste. What's the go? – Chemical taste in milk after out of stock situation recently Show details

I love this milk BUT .....5/8/22 – returned from being out of stock now has chemical taste! Show details

Fix it now – I love this milk and have used it for a long time. For the last month there has been an unpleasant taste present. It tastes like a chemical cross cardboard flavour. Please fix this problem soon as it is too unpleasant to drink currently and I normally recommend it to everyone 20/08/22. Bought some today and the unpleasant taste is gone. Like normal again. I hope it stays that way. Show details

Tasted like real milk, now tastes horrible – Living in WA, we as mature seniors have enjoyed this product for approx.3 years. However, in the past two weeks or so this “ good for cholesterol lowering” milk product has a very peculiar taste. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE! So, what has the manufacturer Bega done to investigate this…. ? Nothing? So, is this safe to drink, if it’s tastes off,… Read more

peculiar, then why is it still on the shelf. Q: are the retailers aware of concerns, what responsibility will they take or do? Having phoned Bega, responded to what I feel is a generic email seems a lazy attitude to me as a consumer.