Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive Cheese recalled for possible Listeria contamination
Abbey Specialty Foods is recalling Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive Cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to Massachusetts, Colorado, and Ohio.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: This product received an FDA Class I classification, the highest designation for food recalls, which is explicitly identified in the severity rubric as warranting a Critical rating.
Plain-English summary
Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive Cheese, sold in 5.2 oz. packages, is being recalled for possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was manufactured by Abbey Specialty Foods and distributed to Massachusetts, Colorado, and Ohio. Approximately 133 cases were distributed. The affected product carries batch number 24192, item number 28472, and has a sell-by date of June 2, 2025.
Consumers who have this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive Cheese, 5.2 oz., plastic cryo-vac , 8 packages per case
- Manufacturer
- Abbey Specialty Foods
- Category
- Food — Dairy
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 133
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Abbey Specialty Foods 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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