The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·H-1199-2026·Announced 2026-08-12

Clover Hill Dairy Soft Ricotta Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination

Clover Hill Dairy is recalling Soft Ricotta and Soft Ricotta with Jalapenos due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were distributed in MD, VA, and NY.

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 with Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen. Per rubric, FDA Class I recalls are never scored below 4.

Plain-English summary

Clover Hill Dairy, LLC is recalling its Soft Ricotta (Requeson) and Soft Ricotta with Jalapenos (Requeson Con Chile) due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were sold in 2- and 5-gallon buckets, and 10oz, 12oz, and 14oz individually packaged food grade clamshell containers.

The affected products have code AA051526 and were distributed to bulk distributors (21,692 lbs) and retail locations (7,465 lbs) in Maryland, Virginia, and New York.

Consumers should return or discard any affected products.

The recalled product

Product
Clover Hill Dairy LLP, Soft Ricotta (Requeson), and Soft Ricotta with Jalapenos (Requeson Con Chile). Sold in 2- and 5-gallon buckets, and 10oz, 12oz, and 14oz individually packaged food grade clamshell containers. The 5- and 2-gallon buckets are shrink wrapped. Keep…

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)

  • AA051526

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 18 recalled by Clover Hill Dairy, 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 18 products in this recall →

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