The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1758-2017·Announced 2017-04-05

Cumberland Valley Creamery Recalls Havarti Caraway Cheese for E. coli

Cumberland Valley Creamery is recalling Havarti Caraway cheese because laboratory analysis found levels of E. coli exceeding allowed limits.

What this means for you

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) and is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC is recalling Havarti Caraway cheese. The recall involves 400.03 lbs of the product, which is described as unlabeled and manufactured for repack and relabel cheeses. The distribution of the affected product was limited to Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The recall was initiated after multiple laboratory analyses found instances where various cheeses exceeded allowed limits of generic E. coli. The source text does not specify which specific lots or codes are affected, noting instead that the recall covers all lots and all codes.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the product.

The recalled product

Product
Havarti Caraway, unlabeled, Manufactured for repack and relabel cheeses.
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 →