Cricket Creek Farm Feta Cheese Recalled for Improper Pasteurization
Cricket Creek Farm Feta Cheese (Batch #101097) is recalled for improper pasteurization, posing a Listeria contamination risk. Affected cheese was distributed in NY, MA, and CT.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA classified this as Class II. Unpasteurized feta cheese poses a risk of Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen identified in the severity rubric for score 3 (High severity without reported illness).
Plain-English summary
Cricket Creek Farm LLC is recalling Cricket Creek Farm brand Feta Cheese due to improper pasteurization. The affected batch is #101097.
The recalled products include 184 pounds of Feta Cheese distributed to retailers in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
Unpasteurized cheese can contain pathogenic bacteria, including Listeria monocytogenes, which poses a health risk. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Affected product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase for a refund.
Consumers with questions about this recall may contact Cricket Creek Farm LLC or their retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cricket Creek Farm brand Feta Cheese
- Manufacturer
- Cricket Creek Farm LLC
- Category
- Food — Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 184
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)
- Batch #101097
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Cricket Creek 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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