Aged Raw Milk Feta Cheese Recalled for Listeria Risk
Keswick Creamery is recalling aged raw milk feta cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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 recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria is a high-risk pathogen; the Class I classification indicates a serious product hazard requiring mandatory recall, even in the absence of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC is recalling aged raw milk feta cheese in 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages. The recall covers batches 102 and 139, representing 34 lbs of product, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. According to the FDA, all products manufactured by the firm have the potential to be contaminated with this pathogen.
The affected cheese was distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Consumers who have obtained this product should not eat it. Return the product to the place of purchase or dispose of it safely.
The recalled product
- Product
- Aged raw milk cheese "Feta" in 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)
- Batches 102 and 139
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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