Aged Raw Milk Cheese Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Keswick Creamery recalls Calverley aged raw milk cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination affecting products distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in 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: This is an FDA Class I recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in raw milk cheese. FDA Class I recalls cannot score below 4 per the rubric. No illnesses or deaths are reported in the source material, which keeps the score at Severe rather than Critical.
Plain-English summary
Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC is recalling Calverley aged raw milk cheese sold in 4 oz to 12 oz packages. Batch 317 is affected. Approximately 23 lbs of product have been distributed.
All products manufactured by the firm have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. This is a Class I recall issued by the FDA.
The affected cheese 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. If you have any of the recalled cheese, dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infection, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product
- Product
- Aged raw milk cheese "Calverley" 4 oz to 12 oz packages
- Manufacturer
- Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC
- Category
- Food — Cheese / Dairy
- 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 (1)
- Batch 317
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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