The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1744-2017·Announced 2017-04-05

Cumberland Valley Creamery Recalls Monterey Jack Cheese for E. coli

Cumberland Valley Creamery is recalling Luqman and Dutchland Homestead Monterey Jack cheese because laboratory tests found E. coli levels exceeding allowed limits.

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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (E. coli) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC is recalling approximately 832 pounds of Luqman Cheese and Dutchland Homestead Monterey Jack Cheese, both 8-ounce packages. The recall covers all lots and codes of these products.

The recall was initiated after multiple laboratory analyses found that various cheeses exceeded allowed limits of generic E. coli. The affected products were distributed in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them.

The recalled product

Product
Luqman Cheese, Monterey Jack, Net Wt. 8 oz.., Distributed by: Cumberland Valley Creamery, Mechanicsburg, PA Dutchland Homestead, Monterey Jack Cheese, Net Weight 8 oz., Handcrafted & Distributed by: Cumberland Valley Creamery, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
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 (2)

  • All lots
  • all codes.

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 29 recalled by Cumberland Valley Creamery, 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.

See all 29 products in this recall →

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