Cumberland Valley Creamery Recalls Luqman Sharp Cheddar Cheese for E. coli
Cumberland Valley Creamery is recalling Luqman Sharp Cheddar Cheese because laboratory analysis 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 meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC is recalling approximately 100 lbs. of Luqman Cheese, Sharp Cheddar, Net Wt. 8 oz. The product was distributed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The recall was initiated after multiple laboratory analyses found that various cheeses exceeded allowed limits of generic E. coli.
The affected product is identified by all lots and all codes. The source text does not specify a distribution date or a specific expiration date.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Luqman Cheese, Sharp Cheddar, Net Wt. 8 oz.., Distributed by: Cumberland Valley Creamery, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Manufacturer
- Cumberland Valley Creamery, LLC
- Category
- Food — 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 (2)
- All lots
- all codes.
Distribution
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.
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