The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1005-2018·Announced 2018-04-18

Good Fields Farm Recalls Raw Goat Milk Cheese Due to Listeria

Good Fields Farm/The Maiden's Creamery is recalling Wild Meadow Raw Goat Milk Cheese after a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes in New York.

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: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum score of 4, and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a ready-to-eat food product typically warrants a Critical rating due to the high risk of severe illness.

Plain-English summary

Good Fields Farm/The Maiden's Creamery is voluntarily recalling Wild Meadow Raw Goat Milk Cheese. The product is packaged in various sizes of sealed flexible plastic packaging and displays the plant number 36-1315. The recall affects 50 lbs of the product.

The recall was initiated after a sample of the cheese tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes by the State of New York. The product was distributed in New York. The consumer alert specifically affects all packages with the code 101.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their refrigerators for the specific code and plant number. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Wild Meadow Raw Goat Milk Cheese. The product is packaged in various sizes of sealed flexible plastic packaging, displaying the plant number 36-1315.
Hazard

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 (1)

  • Code: 101 The consumer alert affects all packages with this code.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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