Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1800-2022·Announced 2022-10-05

Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese Recall Due to Listeria Contamination Risk

Keswick Creamery is recalling Whole Milk Ricotta cheese sold at farm stores and farmers markets in DC, MD, VA, and PA regions due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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, which per FDA classification guidelines establishes a minimum severity threshold of 4. Although no illnesses have been reported and the contamination is potential rather than confirmed, Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen in a dairy product with multi-state distribution.

Plain-English summary

Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC is recalling Whole Milk Ricotta cheese in 8 oz and 16 oz clear deli containers. The affected products have expiration dates of 7/18/22, 7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, and 8/18/22, with a total of 172 lbs recalled across batches manufactured on 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, and 8/4.

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

All products manufactured by the firm have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, young children, elderly individuals, and immunocompromised persons.

Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it. Return the product to the store of purchase or dispose of it safely.

The recalled product

Product: Pasteurized milk cheese "Whole Milk Ricotta" 8 oz and 16 oz clear deli container, expiration dates 7/18/22, 7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, 8/18/22
Manufacturer: Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC
Category: Food — Dairy / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard: listeria

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 (5)

Batches 7/4
7/11
7/18
7/25
and 8/4

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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