Chapel Hill Creamery Recalls Raw Milk Cheese Due to Salmonella Risk
Chapel Hill Creamery is recalling raw milk cheese due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in five southeastern states.
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 is defined as a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a score of 5.
Plain-English summary
Chapel Hill Creamery LLC is recalling approximately 5,115.75 pounds of Calvander raw milk cheese. The product is sold by weight, both cut and whole, with wheels weighing about 10 pounds. The recall is being conducted because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected cheese was distributed in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Specific lot numbers are listed in the official recall documentation, ranging from 150711 to 160109.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers against the official list. If the product is affected, consumers should stop consuming it and contact the manufacturer or retailer for instructions on disposal or refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Calvander, raw milk, wheel is about 10 lbs, Chapel Hill Creamery, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, sold by weight both cut and whole.
- Manufacturer
- Chapel Hill CreameryLLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- 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 (20)
- Lot numbers: 160109
- 151221
- 151219
- 151212
- 151205
- 151127
- 151121
- 151114
- 151109
- 151107
- 151102
- 151031
- 151024
- 151017
- 151010
- 151007
- 151003
- 150926
- 150919
- 150912
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 13 recalled by Chapel Hill CreameryLLC 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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