Aged raw milk cheese recalled for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Keswick Creamery is recalling Ploughman Cider Wash Tomme aged raw milk cheese (batch 47) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in Washington DC, MD, VA, and PA.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I classification indicates potential for serious harm. The product has potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen. Class I recalls cannot score below 4 per the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC is recalling Ploughman Cider Wash Tomme aged raw milk cheese, batch 47, in 4 oz to 12 oz packages, with a total quantity of 41 lbs.
The recall was issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The product was distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Anyone concerned about potential exposure should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Aged raw milk cheese "Ploughman Cider Wash Tomme" batch 47 4 oz to 12 oz packages
- Manufacturer
- Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 41
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 47
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms 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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