The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1796-2022·Announced 2022-10-05

Aged Raw Milk Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Risk

Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC is recalling Vulkwin's Folly Scratch 2 aged raw milk cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. All products manufactured by the firm may be affected.

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 with Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen known to cause serious illness. No deaths or illnesses have been reported; however, the agency classification alone mandates a minimum score of 4.

Plain-English summary

Vulkwin's Folly Scratch 2 is an aged raw milk cheese sold in 4oz-12oz packages. This recall covers 49 lbs of product identified as Batch 25.

The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC indicates that all products manufactured by the firm may be affected.

The recalled product was distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it.

The recalled product

Product
Aged raw milk cheese "Vulkwin's Folly Scratch 2" 4oz-12oz packages

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 25

Distribution

Distributed in 5 states:

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.

See all 10 products in this recall →

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