The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Food)·F-0038-2020·Announced 2019-10-16

Consider Bardwell Farm Dorset Handmade Cow Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk

Consider Bardwell Farm is recalling Dorset Handmade Cow Cheese because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC is voluntarily recalling 994 wheels of Dorset Handmade Cow Cheese. The recall is being issued because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product is a 2.5 lb wheel of cheese containing raw cow milk, cultures, salt, and microbial rennet. The recall covers specific lots: 5569, 5580, 5592, 5604, 5605, 5614, 5625, 5630, 5636, 5639, 5651, 5652, 5676, 5687, and 5688.

The product was distributed in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Texas, California, and Georgia. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled description.

The recalled product

Product
Consider Bardwell Farm brand Dorset Handmade Cow Cheese - Ingredients Raw Cow Milk, Cultures, Salt, Microbial Rennet - 2.5 lb Wheel - Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC 133 RTE. 153 W.Pawlet, Vermont 05775
Manufacturer
Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC
Category
Food — Cheese
Hazard
Affected units
994

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (15)

  • Lots: 5569
  • 5580
  • 5592
  • 5604
  • 5605
  • 5614
  • 5625
  • 5630
  • 5636
  • 5639
  • 5651
  • 5652
  • 5676
  • 5687
  • 5688

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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