Pasteurized Quark Cheese Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Keswick Creamery is recalling Pasteurized Quark cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The cheese 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 classification requires a minimum score of 4 per regulatory guidance. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen, though no illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
Plain-English summary
Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC is recalling Pasteurized milk cheese 'Quark' sold in two flavors: 'Dill and Onion' and 'Plain.' The product is packaged in 8 oz and 16 oz clear deli containers with expiration dates of 7/7/22, 8/4/22, and 8/25/22.
All products manufactured by the firm have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes food-borne illness. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The affected cheese was distributed to farm stores and farmers markets in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Products with batch codes 6/22, 7/20, and 8/11 are included in this recall.
Consumers with this product should contact the FDA or Keswick Creamery for instructions. Retailers should remove the product from sale.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pasteurized milk cheese "Quark", multiple flavors "Dill and Onion", and "Plain" 8 oz and 16 oz clear deli container, expiration dates 7/7/22, 8/4/22, 8/25/22
- Manufacturer
- Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farms LLC
- Category
- Food — Dairy / Cheese
- 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 (3)
- Batches 6/22
- 7/20
- and 8/11
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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