The North Texas distributor whose raw milk products were recalled in August after being linked to a drug-resistant strain of bacteria has gotten the OK to resume sales.

An investigation found two cows in K-Bar Dairy’s herd were shedding Brucella bacteria in their milk. That bacteria appears in the raw milk of infected animals like cows and goats. It is the most common source of human infection from drinking unpasteurized milk products.

Subsequent testing has shown no further evidence of bacteria in K-bar’s milk or equipment, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed in an update Wednesday.

K-Bar Dairy is a small, family-operated dairy farm in Wise County that produces around 120 gallons per day of raw milk, a type of milk that has not been pasteurized to kill microorganisms.

Licensed raw milk distributors like K-Bar are only permitted to sell their milk and milk products on the farm; the products are not available in stores.

"Milk is our livelihood," says K-Bar owner Kim Lambert. She and her husband, Jeff, have been in the business several decades without incident. "Then something like this happens," she said Wednesday with a sigh. "We're slowly starting to pick back up. But it'll take a while to earn the public's trust," she said.

Lambert said the two cows that were infected with Brucella had to be put down.

In August, a recall was issued on K-Bar’s raw milk after a person who drank the product was hospitalized with symptoms of fever, joint pain and fatigue.

Laboratory testing later confirmed the same strain of Brucella in milk samples collected at the dairy and in the infected individual.

The company is now clear to resume sales, but state health officials will periodically test its milk for Brucella for up to one year.